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6065 Aluminum vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel

6065 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 403 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 6065 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
16 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96 to 110
200 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
340 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 400
530 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 380
280 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
6.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
99

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1040
210 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 40
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
20 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
84.7 to 88.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0