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512.0 Aluminum vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

512.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade VDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 512.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 95.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
96.1 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0