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EN AC-43500 Aluminum vs. ASTM A202 Steel

EN AC-43500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A202 steel belongs to the iron 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 EN AC-43500 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A202 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68 to 91
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 13
17 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62 to 100
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 300
590 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
350 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 26
93 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 200
330 to 350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 39
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
17 to 20

Comparable Variants