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6023 Aluminum vs. S44635 Stainless Steel

6023 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S44635 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 6023 aluminum and the bottom bar is S44635 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
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
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24.5 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
61.5 to 68.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0