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EN 1.3518 Steel vs. 2218 Aluminum

EN 1.3518 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 2218 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 EN 1.3518 steel and the bottom bar is 2218 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
95 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
330 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
1130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
30 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
34 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
88.8 to 93.6
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 97.8
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15