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6063A Aluminum vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

6063A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 6063A aluminum and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 18
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 80
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 78 to 150
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130 to 260
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 55 to 200
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 54
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 21
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 22 to 280
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 26
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.6 to 11
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.15 to 0.35
57.3 to 66.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0