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ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

ASTM A732 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 440
77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 25
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 750
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72 to 73
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1470
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 1340
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440 to 1460
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400 to 1420
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 480
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39 to 50
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1 to 7.7
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2 to 8.9
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0 to 3.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4 to 1.7
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19 to 24
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 54
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 130
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 4770
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 52
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
8.1