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1350 Aluminum vs. ASTM A356 Grade 2

1350 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 2 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 1350 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.4 to 30
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 24 to 50
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 190
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 170
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61 to 62
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200 to 210
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.77 to 54
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.4 to 200
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.0 to 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 96
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 8.2
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
97.7 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0