MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. 520.0 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CA15M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
66
Elongation at Break, % 20
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15