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2218 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

2218 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8872 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 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95 to 110
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 10
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 250
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 430
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 310
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.8
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 31
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 650
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 39
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 41
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.8 to 93.6
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
95.1 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0