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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. 240.0 Aluminum

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 240.0 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 VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is 240.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
65

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
1100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.7 to 86.9
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
7.0 to 9.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15