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6110 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel

6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1536 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 SAE-AISI 1536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
360 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
93 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1770
340 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 51
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 51
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
98 to 98.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
1.2 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0