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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
78.4 to 84.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0