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EN 1.5511 Steel vs. 6008 Aluminum

EN 1.5511 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6008 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5511 steel and the bottom bar is 6008 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 580
200 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
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 46
1180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 20
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
77
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
9.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
96.5 to 99.1
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.159
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
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