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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. 712.0 Aluminum

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 712.0 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 712.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
75 to 90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.0
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
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
30 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.7 to 94
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2