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2218 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

2218 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 110
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 10
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 250
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 430
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 310
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
400
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 140
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.9
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 31
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 650
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 39
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 41
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 19
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.8 to 93.6
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.9 to 99.199
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0