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6262 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
70
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
24.3 to 37.1
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
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0