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206.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CN7M Steel

206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CN7M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 110
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 12
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88 to 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 440
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
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 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 840
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 40
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
37.4 to 48.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
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