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EN AC-43500 Aluminum vs. ASTM A514 Steel

EN AC-43500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 AC-43500 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68 to 91
240 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 13
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62 to 100
470 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 300
790 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
690 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400 to 440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
37 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.2 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.3 to 8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.6 to 1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
48 to 57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 26
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 200
1280 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 39
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
23 to 24