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3203 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5414 Steel

3203 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5414 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 3203 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 29
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 46 to 92
250 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 72 to 120
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 200
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
350 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0 to 25
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 250
320 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 20
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 70
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 8.8
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.9 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
96.4 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0