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360.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8515 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
74
Shear Strength, MPa 190
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.1 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
94.7 to 96.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0