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204.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

204.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 204.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 7.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 77
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 340
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 220
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 34
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 87 to 100
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
21
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 350
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 31
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
60.2 to 67.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0