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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. 6025 Aluminum

EN 1.0591 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.0591 cast steel and the bottom bar is 6025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 19
2.8 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
67 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
68 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
6.0 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
33 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
8.2 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.7 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15