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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. 359.0 Aluminum

Grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 359.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 grade FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 580
90 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
340 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1090

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.9 to 91
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
8.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15