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ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 28
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.4 to 90.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 70.1
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
8.3 to 9.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25