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204.0 Aluminum vs. Grade TDSiCr Steel

204.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade TDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 204.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade TDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90 to 120
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 340
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 34
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 100
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.2
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 31
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 18
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
96.6 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
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