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413.0 Aluminum vs. Grade FDSiCrV Steel

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade FDSiCrV 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 FDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
630
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
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
96 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.4 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 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0