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EN 1.8880 Steel vs. 5026 Aluminum

EN 1.8880 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5026 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 1.8880 steel and the bottom bar is 5026 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 16
5.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
94 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 510
150 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
260 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
120 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
15 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
100 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
33 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.2 to 94.7
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
0.2 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.9 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.6 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.55 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15