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2218 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

2218 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 2218 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 110
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 430
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
82

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 39
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 41
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.8 to 93.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
88.8 to 91.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0