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444.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A356 Grade 2

444.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 444.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.5 to 93.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
97.7 to 99.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0