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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. Sintered 2014 Aluminum

ASTM A285 carbon steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while sintered 2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is sintered 2014 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
0.5 to 3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
52 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
97 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
1.0 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
68 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
20 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
6.2 to 13