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206.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA15M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 110
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 12
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88 to 210
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 440
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 49
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 840
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 95.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
82.1 to 88.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0