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EN 1.7338 Steel vs. 6101A Aluminum

EN 1.7338 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6101A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7338 steel and the bottom bar is 6101A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 310
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
97.9 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1