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6063 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0920 Steel

6063 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0920 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 6063 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0920 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 25 to 95
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 190
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 300
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 49 to 270
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 220
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49 to 58
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 190
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 27
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 540
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 31
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79 to 89
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.8 to 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.5 to 99.4
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
96.1 to 99.08
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0