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6262 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
14
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
61.9 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0