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6070 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

6070 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 6070 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.6
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95 to 130
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 240
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 380
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 32
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 900
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 98
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
72.6 to 79.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0