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EN 1.1127 Steel vs. 5088 Aluminum

EN 1.1127 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is 5088 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 25
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 370
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
25
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 480
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 580
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 140
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 880
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92.4 to 94.8
Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.42
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.1
0.1 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15