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6023 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1140 Steel

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 SAE-AISI 1140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
600 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
340 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.1

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
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
89 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
310 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.37 to 0.44
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
98.4 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0