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2025 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel

2025 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4057 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 2025 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
320 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 240
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
840 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
530 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55
96 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
700 to 1610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.9 to 95.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
77.7 to 83.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0