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EN 1.6781 Steel vs. 6016 Aluminum

EN 1.6781 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6016 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 EN 1.6781 steel and the bottom bar is 6016 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
55 to 80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
68 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
200 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
110 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
48 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
160 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
29 to 47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1220
82 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
29 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
77 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.4 to 98.8
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.19
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.8
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.6
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15