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383.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

383.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A283 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 383.0 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 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
51 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 74
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.2
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 15