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ASTM A514 Steel vs. 6061 Aluminum

ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
3.4 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470 to 540
58 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 490 to 520
84 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 830
130 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690 to 770
76 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 440
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 51
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2 to 7.6
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.8
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6 to 1.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21 to 25
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 57
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
3.8 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280 to 1590
42 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
5.7 to 18