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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade VDCrV 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
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 7.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
97.8 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
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), % 6.0 to 8.0
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 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0