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6014 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M33 Steel

6014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M33 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 SAE-AISI M33 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 260
810 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 26
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 33
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 83
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0 to 11
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.1 to 99.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
71.4 to 76.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0