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444.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A203 Steel

444.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A203 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 444.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
290 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.4 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.5 to 8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.2 to 4.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.6 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21 to 23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
50 to 52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49
230 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
15 to 17