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A360.0 Aluminum vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade FDSiCr 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
96.5 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0