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A356.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V

A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F3V 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 A356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3V.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.0
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 50 to 90
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 270
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 200
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.2
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 15
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 300
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.1 to 93.3
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
94.4 to 95.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.015 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0