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6012 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

6012 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CF20 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 CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 11
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 100
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 320
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 28
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 480
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.2 to 98
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
64.2 to 74
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