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6162 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

6162 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 9.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 300
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 26
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 550
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.7 to 98.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
32.7 to 41.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0