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6262 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
19 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
230 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
57.9 to 65.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0