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6262A Aluminum vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 94 to 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 240
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 370
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
19
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1000
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 41
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.2 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
62.3 to 68.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
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