MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. A357.0 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CA15M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 A357.0 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 20
3.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.8 to 93
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
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
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15