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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN AC-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 82
170 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 87
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.0
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
97 to 97.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
1.6 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0