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ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel vs. 6063A Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CF20 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 CF20 steel and the bottom bar is 6063A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 50
6.7 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
53 to 80
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
55 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
49 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
160 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
13 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
22 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
5.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 74
0.15 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15