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EN AC-46200 Aluminum vs. Grade TDCrV Steel

EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade TDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 EN AC-46200 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade TDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 82
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1060
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.6 to 90.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
97.8 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0