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ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. 3103 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CC50 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 3103 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 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 ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is 3103 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
27 to 62
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
100 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
4.6 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.3 to 99.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 74
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15