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213.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

213.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 213.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.5 to 93
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
51.9 to 62.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0