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6182 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 99
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
61.9 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0