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Grade FDSiCrV Steel vs. A356.0 Aluminum

Grade FDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 FDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is A356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
160 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
1110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
25 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.1 to 93.3
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.8
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15