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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 AC-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
670 to 2090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.6
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
93.6 to 97.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0