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6262A Aluminum vs. EN 1.3563 Steel

6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3563 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3563 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 310 to 410
690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
24 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
20 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.46
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
96.8 to 98.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
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
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0