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1050 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0503 Steel

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0503 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 57
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 81
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
97.3 to 99.08
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0