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5005-O Aluminum vs. EN 1.7233 Steel

5005-O aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7233 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 5005-O aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28
210 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
18 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 75
450 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
700 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 41
380 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12
380 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.4
21 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97 to 99.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.39 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
96.2 to 97.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0