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6065 Aluminum vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

6065 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 6065 aluminum and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96 to 110
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 400
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 380
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1040
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 40
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
80.6 to 84.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0