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ASTM A372 Grade M Steel vs. 6262A Aluminum

ASTM A372 grade M steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6262A 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 ASTM A372 grade M steel and the bottom bar is 6262A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450 to 520
94 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 570
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 910
310 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 770
270 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
17 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1580
540 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 32
31 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 27
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.2 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 92.5 to 95.1
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.8 to 3.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants