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319.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel

319.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 12 steel 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 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 78 to 84
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 2.0
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 80
190 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 210
300 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 240
470 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 180
260 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 480
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.8
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.3 to 3.9
98 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88 to 220
180 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 24
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 11
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 91.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97 to 98.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0