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C355.0 Aluminum vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 Type 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
180
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 84
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
55
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
9.9 to 19
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
75 to 78
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0