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852.0 Aluminum vs. Grade TDSiCrV Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade TDSiCrV 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 TDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
630
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
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.3
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
96.1 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.2 to 1.7
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
0.1 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0