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Grade FDSiCrV Steel vs. B390.0 Aluminum

Grade FDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 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 FDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is B390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
940

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
72.7 to 79.6
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.8
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
16 to 18
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2