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C355.0 Aluminum vs. AISI W2 Steel

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI W2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI W2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
580 to 2400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
20 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
19 to 80

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
96.2 to 98.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.74
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0