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5050-H34 Aluminum vs. EN 1.1221 Steel

5050-H34 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.1221 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 5050-H34 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 53
210 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.4
10 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 120
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
730 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
390 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
67 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
410 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
26 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
23 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
23 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
97.1 to 98.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0