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518.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

518.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 10 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 518.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 98
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.1 to 92.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.8
94.4 to 96.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0