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EN AC-46000 Aluminum vs. ASTM A588 Steel

EN AC-46000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A588 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-46000 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 91
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
43 to 44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.3 to 2.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.5 to 1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
50 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16