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413.0 Aluminum vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade FDSiCr 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
96.5 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0