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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. 6261 Aluminum

ASTM A182 grade F3VCb belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6261 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and the bottom bar is 6261 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 21
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
60 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420
90 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
150 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
100 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
21 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
77 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
6.5 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.6 to 98.6
Calcium (Ca), % 0.00050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 2.7 to 3.3
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15