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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. 1435 Aluminum

EN 1.7386 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 1435 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is 1435 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
4.1 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 290
27 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
26
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 410
54 to 87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
81 to 150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
23 to 130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
5.0 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
3.8 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
8.3 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
3.6 to 6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
99.35 to 99.7
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
0.3 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants