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512.0 Aluminum vs. R30556 Alloy

512.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R30556 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 95.1
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0.0010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0