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2018 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3563 Steel

2018 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3563 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 2018 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3563 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
22 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.7 to 94.4
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.4 to 0.46
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96.8 to 98.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0