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1080A Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

1080A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CF20 steel belongs to the iron 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 1080A aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 18 to 40
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 34
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 18 to 50
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 74 to 140
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1 to 19
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6 to 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.4
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
64.2 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.060
0