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5454 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0314 Steel

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0314 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0314 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
92 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
24 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
140 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 200
200 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
320 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
68 to 87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
95 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
99.365 to 99.78
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0