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6082 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5410 Steel

6082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5410 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 6082 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5410 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 40 to 95
170 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
20 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
290 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
560 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
400 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
430 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
96.9 to 98.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0