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2618 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3539 Steel

2618 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3539 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 2618 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3539 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
3.2
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.9
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.9 to 2.7
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0.9 to 1.3
95.2 to 96.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0