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201.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CN7M Steel

201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CN7M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 140
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.4 to 20
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 150
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 470
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 400
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30 to 33
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 97
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
32
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
78

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 63
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1160
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 42
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 92.1 to 95.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.2
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
37.4 to 48.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0