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6106 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4931 Steel

6106 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4931 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.4931 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
8.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 78
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.2 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.26
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
11.3 to 12.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
83.2 to 86.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0