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360.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A283 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190
240 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 15