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1060 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
45
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
5.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
73.7 to 77.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0