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2095 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

2095 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4521 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 2095 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.5
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2640
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
74.6 to 81.1
Lithium (Li), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.18
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0