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ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel vs. 515.0 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 515.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 CN3MN steel and the bottom bar is 515.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 39
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.6 to 96.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 41.4 to 50.3
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23.5 to 25.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 10
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15