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A384.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 8645 Steel

A384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 8645 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 A384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8645 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
12 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
280 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Shear Strength, MPa 200
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
600 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
390 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 73
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
420 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.3 to 86.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
96.5 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0