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6182 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

6182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8515 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 6182 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 13
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 99
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
74
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 190
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 320
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 270
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 520
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 38
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
94.7 to 96.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0