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336.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0255 Steel

336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0255 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 336.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0255 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
190
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80 to 93
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 320
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.1 to 1.6
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 38
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.1 to 85.8
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
94.1 to 99.98
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0