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224.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

224.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HP steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 224.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 10
5.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86 to 120
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 420
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 330
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
34
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 35
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 770
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 38
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 41
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 95.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
29.2 to 42.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0