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6106 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 6106 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 170
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
17
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
63.7 to 71.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0