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6110A Aluminum vs. EN 1.6958 Steel

6110A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.6958 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 6110A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.6958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
700
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 280
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 470
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 430
1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
450
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 160
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
5.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 58
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 1300
3050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 47
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.8 to 98
0.0050 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
1.2 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
92.6 to 94.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0