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EN AC-44000 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

EN AC-44000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA15M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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-44000 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 64
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 86
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 560
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4
25

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 87.1 to 90
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
82.1 to 88.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 10 to 11.8
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0