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713.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel

713.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 713.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 4.3
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 120
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
21
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.7 to 9.9
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 220
840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 29
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.6 to 92.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
58.1 to 65.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0