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6101B Aluminum vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

6101B aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7362 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 6101B aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 13
21 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62 to 70
140 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 150
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 250
510 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 180
200 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 57
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 23
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 240
100 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 87
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 11
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.2 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
91.5 to 95.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0