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6101 Aluminum vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 6101 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 25
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220 to 230
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89 to 93
3.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.6 to 99.4
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.030
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
29 to 40.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0