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242.0 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

242.0 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 (13, 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 242.0 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 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 290
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 170
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
39
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 32
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50 to 62
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 13
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.4 to 93.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
68.8 to 74.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
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 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants