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6182 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1060 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 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 99
260 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
72
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
370 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
400 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
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 160
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
58 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
430 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
20 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
98.4 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0