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384.0 Aluminum vs. Grade TDCrV Steel

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade TDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade TDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
97.8 to 98.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0