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A360.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI T1 Steel

A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 SAE-AISI T1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
770 to 2130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
45
Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
20 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
5.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
23 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.65 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
73.2 to 77.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 18.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0

Comparable Variants