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6016 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

6016 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 80
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68 to 89
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 210
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 54
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 47
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 340
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77 to 86
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
32.7 to 41.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0