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771.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

771.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 6.5
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 180
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 370
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 350
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 150
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4 to 20
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 900
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 35
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 58
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 92.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
61.9 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0