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6262A Aluminum vs. EN 1.4313 Stainless Steel

6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4313 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 6262A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4313 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 110
340 to 510
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 240
460 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
750 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 370
580 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1000
870 to 2100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
27 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
27 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
78.5 to 84.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
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