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EN 1.7228 Steel vs. 6110 Aluminum

EN 1.7228 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6110 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 1.7228 steel and the bottom bar is 6110 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 12
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 540
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.4 to 98.4
Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.54
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15