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1230A Aluminum vs. N08366 Stainless Steel

1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08366 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1230A aluminum and the bottom bar is N08366 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.3 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
42.4 to 50.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23.5 to 25.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0