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213.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

213.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 213.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
39
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.5 to 93
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
68.8 to 74.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0