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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3518 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 EN 1.3518 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
96.3 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0