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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. 6008 Aluminum

EN 1.8507 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 (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 1.8507 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, % 16
9.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
55 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
26
Shear Strength, MPa 550
120 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
200 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
100 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 41
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
24 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
76 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
77
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
9.0 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
96.5 to 99.1
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
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