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413.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CF3MN Steel

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
19
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
58.7 to 71.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0