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356.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel

356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 356.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 75
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 3.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 75
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 240
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 190
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 8.2
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 250
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 33
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.1 to 93.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
59.1 to 65.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
3.5 to 4.5
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