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6063 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HI Steel

6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HI 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 6063 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HI steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 95
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 220
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 540
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 89
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
46.9 to 59.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0