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6262 Aluminum vs. S36200 Stainless Steel

6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S36200 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 S36200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
3.4 to 4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
450 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
680 to 810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
1180 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
960 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
46 to 51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
2380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
42 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
32 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
40 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
14 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
75.4 to 79.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0