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ASTM A372 Grade F Steel vs. 6005 Aluminum

ASTM A372 grade F steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 A372 grade F steel and the bottom bar is 6005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
90 to 95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
9.5 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
55 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
120 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
100 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
180 to 200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
27 to 36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
77 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
20 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
28 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
74 to 83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
8.6 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.9
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.6 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants