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238.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.0
Density, g/cm3 3.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
97 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0