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6063A Aluminum vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 6063A aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 80
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 78 to 150
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 260
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 55 to 200
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 54
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 21
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 22 to 280
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6 to 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.15 to 0.35
69.2 to 77
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0