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1050A Aluminum vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
140 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0.020 to 0.080
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
97.8 to 98.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0