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6105 Aluminum vs. EN 1.1061 Steel

6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.1061 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 6105 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.1061 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180 to 190
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46 to 50
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
17 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
98.1 to 99.06
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.020 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0