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242.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F36

242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F36 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F36.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70 to 110
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 0.5 to 1.5
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 110
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 240
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 290
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 220
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 170
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 44
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96 to 130
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.4
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.3 to 3.4
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 340
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 32
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50 to 62
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 93.6
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
95 to 97.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0