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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. 6008 Aluminum

SAE-AISI 1008 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 SAE-AISI 1008 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, % 22 to 33
9.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
55 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
26
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
120 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
200 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
100 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
49
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
160

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
24 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
76 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
77
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
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), % 99.31 to 99.7
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
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