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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CG12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 EN AC-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
60.3 to 70
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0