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ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel vs. 6101B Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6101B 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 CF10SMnN steel and the bottom bar is 6101B aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.1 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
62 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
190 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
140 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
20 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
140 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.5 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
98.2 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1