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B443.0 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F6b belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 B443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 43
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 110
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
8.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.8
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
81.2 to 87.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0