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AISI W1 Steel vs. 6262A Aluminum

AISI W1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6262A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 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 AISI W1 steel and the bottom bar is 6262A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2320
310 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 83
31 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 50
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 85
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.2 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.9
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.73
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15