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6005 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

6005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 SAE-AISI H24 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 310
720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 200
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 32
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 38
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74 to 83
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 14
22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.42 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
78 to 82.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0