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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. 6262 Aluminum

SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 M62 steel and the bottom bar is 6262 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
290 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
890
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
29 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
13 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.7 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15