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336.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5402 Steel

336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5402 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 1.5402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
190
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80 to 93
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 320
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.1 to 1.6
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 38
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.1 to 85.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
97.3 to 98.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0