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SAE-AISI 1018 Steel vs. EN AC-43500 Aluminum

SAE-AISI 1018 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-43500 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 1018 steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-43500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 140
68 to 91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
4.5 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
62 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 480
220 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 400
140 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 100
12 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
130 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
32 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.4 to 90.5
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.25
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
9.0 to 11.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15