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6016 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel

6016 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4807 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4807 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 80
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 27
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68 to 89
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 210
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 54
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
39
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 47
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 340
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77 to 86
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
36.6 to 46.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0