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6014 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7323 Steel

6014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7323 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 6014 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7323 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 260
480 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
410
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 200
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 53
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
17 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 33
17 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0 to 11
14 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
97.1 to 98.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0