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6262A Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
73.6 to 77.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0