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1060 Aluminum vs. Ductile Cast Iron

1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1060 aluminum and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 30
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 42 to 75
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 67 to 130
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 110
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 210
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.57 to 37
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 89
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 5.6
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.6 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
93.7 to 95.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0

Comparable Variants