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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. 6082 Aluminum

ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is 6082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
6.3 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
55 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
140 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
85 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
19 to 43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
52 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
14 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
6.0 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.2 to 98.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15