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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. EN AC-46200 Aluminum

Grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 grade FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 580
82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1060

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
82.6 to 90.3
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25