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6005 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

6005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 6005 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.5 to 17
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 95
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 310
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 280
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 200
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 36
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 550
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 38
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74 to 83
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
61.9 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0