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EN 1.7201 Steel vs. 1050A Aluminum

EN 1.7201 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.7201 steel and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 160
20 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
68 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
59
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
14 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
3.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.5 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 98.3
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070