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EN 1.5113 Steel vs. 6008 Aluminum

EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is 6008 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
9.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 470
55 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 540
120 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
200 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 770
100 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 96
24 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 1570
76 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
77
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 26
9.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.5 to 99.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.5
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.8
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.5 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15