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295.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

295.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 295.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 7.2
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 44 to 55
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2 to 13
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 340
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 26
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 12
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 95.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
74.4 to 81
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0