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2117 Aluminum vs. AISI 303Se Stainless Steel

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 303Se stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 2117 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 303Se stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 200
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
67.2 to 74.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.060
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0