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ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. A360.0 Aluminum

ASTM A283 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is A360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 26 to 34
1.6 to 5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 190
82 to 150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
27
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 310
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 480
180 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 260
170 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51 to 53
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
4.6 to 13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 91 to 180
190 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
19 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
27 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
8.5 to 15