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2017A Aluminum vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.6553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
19 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
330 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
470 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.7
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
600 to 1190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
95.6 to 98.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants