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R30556 Alloy vs. 1230A Aluminum

R30556 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 R30556 alloy and the bottom bar is 1230A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
69
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.5 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
35 to 74
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
26
Shear Strength, MPa 550
59 to 99
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
89 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
29 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
6.4 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
5.9 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.1 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
4.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
99.3 to 100
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 16 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 20.4 to 38.2
0 to 0.7
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.0010 to 0.1
0 to 0.050