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771.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

771.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA6N steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 771.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 6.5
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 180
640
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 370
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 350
1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 150
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4 to 20
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 900
2900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 35
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 58
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 92.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
77.9 to 83.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0