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SAE-AISI A10 Steel vs. 6061 Aluminum

SAE-AISI A10 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6061 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 23 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 SAE-AISI A10 steel and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2040
130 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 73
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 68
5.7 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.9 to 98.6
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 90.8 to 93.4
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 2.1
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants