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EN 1.5113 Steel vs. 6016 Aluminum

EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6016 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. 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 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is 6016 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 270
55 to 80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
11 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 470
68 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 540
130 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
200 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 770
110 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
48 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
160 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 96
29 to 47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 1570
82 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
29 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
77 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 26
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.4 to 98.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.8
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.1
1.0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15