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ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. 6005 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 CB30 steel and the bottom bar is 6005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
90 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
100 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
180 to 200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
77 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
74 to 83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.6 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 72.9 to 82
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15