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EN 1.5662 Steel vs. 6060 Aluminum

EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is 6060 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 450
37 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 470
86 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
140 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 660
71 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
13 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1150
37 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
14 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
6.3 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.9 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15