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A201.0 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel

A201.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CF8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 A201.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.7
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
16
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
63.8 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0