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ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel vs. 512.0 Aluminum

ASTM grade LC2-1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 512.0 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 grade LC2-1 steel and the bottom bar is 512.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1040
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.6 to 95.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.9
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 92.5 to 95.3
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.4 to 2.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15