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1230A Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HE Steel

1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HE steel 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 1230A aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HE steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
19
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.3 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
53.9 to 65.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0