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2014 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

2014 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2014 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 16
19 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 160
230 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 290
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 500
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 440
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6 to 56
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76 to 1330
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 46
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 46
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 22
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.4 to 95
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
57.9 to 65.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0