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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. 444.0 Aluminum

ACI-ASTM CH20 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 444.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 CH20 steel and the bottom bar is 444.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 38
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
49
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.5 to 93.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15