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392.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
200
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
17
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
62.1 to 70.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0