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1235 Aluminum vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

1235 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.6957 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1235 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 28 to 34
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 23 to 58
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 56
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 80 to 84
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23 to 57
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 25
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.8 to 24
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 8.6
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6 to 3.7
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.35 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
92.7 to 94.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.4 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0