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ASTM A227 Spring Steel vs. C355.0 Aluminum

ASTM A227 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C355.0 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 ASTM A227 spring steel and the bottom bar is C355.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 500 to 640
86 to 90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 12
2.7 to 3.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 900 to 1160
76 to 84
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1720 to 2220
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1850
200 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 260
7.5 to 9.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61 to 79
30 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55 to 71
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.7 to 94.1
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.85
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 99.1
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
4.5 to 5.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants