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1350 Aluminum vs. ASTM A209 Steel

1350 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A209 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1350 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.4 to 30
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 24 to 50
180 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 110
280 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 190
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 170
220 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61 to 62
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200 to 210
8.1 to 8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.77 to 54
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.4 to 200
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 19
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 27
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 8.2
12 to 14