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3105 Aluminum vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel

3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade VDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 29 to 67
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
96.6 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0