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713.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CF3MN Steel

713.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 713.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 74 to 75
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 4.3
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 120
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
19
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.7 to 9.9
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 220
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.6 to 92.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
17 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
58.7 to 71.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
9.0 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
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