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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. EN AC-71100 Aluminum

ASTM grade HE steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 grade HE steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-71100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 10
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
860
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1010

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
2.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
78.7 to 83.3
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15