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4006 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0565 Steel

4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0565 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 4006 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0565 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28 to 45
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 24
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 110
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 91
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 160
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62 to 140
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.1 to 26
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 130
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 89
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 7.0
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.4 to 98.7
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 0.8
96.2 to 99
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.9 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0