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6008 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel

6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4864 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 6008 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4864 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 17
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 88
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 170
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 290
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 220
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 49
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 28
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 360
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.5 to 99.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
41.7 to 51
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.9
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0