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336.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

336.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 336.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
200
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80 to 93
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 320
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 300
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.1 to 1.6
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 580
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 38
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.1 to 85.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
62.6 to 71.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0