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6023 Aluminum vs. ASTM A227 Spring Steel

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A227 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A227 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
900 to 1160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
1030 to 1330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
1720 to 2220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
1430 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
200 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
61 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
55 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.4 to 99.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.3 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants