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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. 295.0 Aluminum

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 295.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is 295.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
60 to 93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
230 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
9.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.4 to 95.3
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15