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6012 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CE30 Steel

6012 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CE30 steel 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 6012 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 100
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 320
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
19
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 28
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 480
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.2 to 98
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
55.1 to 66
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 2.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0