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A390.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI F2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
92.6 to 95.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0