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2025 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F122

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F122 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F122.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 240
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0.3 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
81.3 to 87.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0