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6105 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

6105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5507 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5507 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 280
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
410
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46 to 50
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150 to 170
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.0
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
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 29
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 72 to 79
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 12
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99
0.020 to 0.080
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
97.8 to 98.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0