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ASTM A204 Steel vs. EN AC-43300 Aluminum

ASTM A204 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-43300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-43300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
91 to 94
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 22
3.4 to 6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 220
76 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
210 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 95
9.1 to 17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 290
300 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
31 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
37 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
13 to 14