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1350 Aluminum vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

1350 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A283 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 1350 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.4 to 30
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 24 to 50
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 110
240 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 190
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 170
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
51 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.77 to 54
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.4 to 200
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 19
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 27
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 8.2
11 to 15