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EN AC-47000 Aluminum vs. Grade VDC Steel

EN AC-47000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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-47000 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.1 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
98.3 to 99.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.55
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.55
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0