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852.0 Aluminum vs. Grade TDCrV Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade TDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade TDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.1
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
97.8 to 98.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0