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6013 Aluminum vs. Grade TDSiCrV Steel

6013 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade TDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 6013 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade TDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 44
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 97.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
96.1 to 97.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0