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380.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel

380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HL steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
27
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
40.8 to 53.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
18 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0