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ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel vs. 1200 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CA6N steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 1200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 CA6N steel and the bottom bar is 1200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.1 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 640
25 to 69
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
85 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1060
28 to 160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
58
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
2.0 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2900
5.7 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
8.7 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
92
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
3.8 to 8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 83.5
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15