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355.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5419 Steel

355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5419 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5419 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 72 to 83
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 2.6
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 70
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 260
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150 to 170
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38 to 43
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120 to 140
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.7 to 5.9
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 250
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 33
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60 to 69
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
97.5 to 99
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0