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204.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

204.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 204.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90 to 120
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 340
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 220
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 34
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 100
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 350
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 31
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
72.9 to 82
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0