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6262 Aluminum vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
26
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
44.9 to 57.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 27
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