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C443.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 C443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
200 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
15 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
300 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 130
400 to 730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
420 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70
460 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.6 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
96.7 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0