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5010 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

5010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8201 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 5010 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 27 to 62
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 83
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 64 to 120
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100 to 210
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 38 to 190
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 20
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 270
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.5 to 9.4
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.7
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
1.9 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
93.6 to 96.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0