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6262 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 EN 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
860 to 950
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
1.4 to 1.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
71.5 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.2 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants