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SAE-AISI M1 Steel vs. 6110A Aluminum

SAE-AISI M1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6110A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 M1 steel and the bottom bar is 6110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 2140
360 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 99
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
1170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 73
36 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 66
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.8 to 98
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.88
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 81 to 84.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15