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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. ASTM A210 Steel

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A210 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
230 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
470 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
290 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460 to 1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
52 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
8.0 to 8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
45 to 46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
230 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15 to 17