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238.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.8516 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.7
Density, g/cm3 3.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
94.6 to 96.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0