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6182 Aluminum vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 99
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
35.5 to 46.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
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