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6262 Aluminum vs. EN 1.7336 Steel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.7336 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 1.7336 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
240 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
340 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
430
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
3.1
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
310 to 510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
95.6 to 97.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0