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6005 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

6005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5522 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 6005 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90 to 95
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.5 to 17
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 95
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 210
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 310
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 280
300 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 200
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 36
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77 to 550
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 32
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 38
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74 to 83
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 14
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
98 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0