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6262 Aluminum vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.6587 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 1.6587 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
3.8
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
94.4 to 96.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0