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ASTM A302 Alloy Steel vs. 512.0 Aluminum

ASTM A302 alloy steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 512.0 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 A302 alloy steel and the bottom bar is 512.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 190
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 23
2.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 280
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 620
130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 390
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39 to 51
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2 to 7.4
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2 to 8.4
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4 to 3.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 21
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 50
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 410
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 22
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
6.1