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ASTM A356 Grade 9 vs. EN AC-42100 Aluminum

ASTM A356 grade 9 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-42100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 A356 grade 9 and the bottom bar is EN AC-42100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.4 to 9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
76 to 82
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
210 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
9.1 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
300 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
37 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 93.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.2
0 to 0.19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1