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EN 1.5662 Steel vs. A356.0 Aluminum

EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 20
3.0 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 450
50 to 90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
160 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 660
83 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
4.8 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1150
49 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.1 to 93.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15