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6060 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7701 Steel

6060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7701 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 6060 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 85
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
96.2 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0