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6016 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

6016 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55 to 80
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 27
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68 to 89
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 170
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 210
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 54
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 47
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 340
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77 to 86
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.3 to 98.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0