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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. A360.0 Aluminum

EN 1.5538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is A360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
180 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1070

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
19 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
27 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
8.5 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.8 to 90.6
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 10
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25