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238.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 3.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
62.9 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0