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EN 1.4419 Stainless Steel vs. 6018 Aluminum

EN 1.4419 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6018 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4419 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 6018 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
9.0 to 9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 680
85 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 950
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1590
290 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 1240
220 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95 to 170
24 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 3920
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 57
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 39
34 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 55
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.1 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.42
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 14.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 86
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15