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392.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CG12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
200
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

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
18
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
60.3 to 70
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0 to 2.0
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