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2030 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade LC3 Steel

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade LC3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
4.0
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
94.4 to 96.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0