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6162 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0452 Steel

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0452 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 6162 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0452 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 180
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 270
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 26
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 550
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.1 to 99.58
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0