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4032 Aluminum vs. ASTM A210 Steel

4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A210 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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
230 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Shear Strength, MPa 260
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
470 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
290 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1460 to 1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
52 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.0 to 8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
45 to 46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
230 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15 to 17