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6110 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7336 Steel

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7336 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 6110 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.7336 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
240 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
340 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.1
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
310 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
95.6 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0