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EN 1.1061 Steel vs. 6005 Aluminum

EN 1.1061 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 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 EN 1.1061 steel and the bottom bar is 6005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
90 to 95
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 530 to 1810
190 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
180 to 200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
20 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
28 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
74 to 83
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 58
8.6 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99
Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 99.06
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.6 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.035
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15