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535.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A372 Grade F Steel

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A372 grade F steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
73
Shear Strength, MPa 190
410 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
500 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
96.8 to 97.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0