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2117 Aluminum vs. AISI 304LN Stainless Steel

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 304LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 304LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
190 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
7.8 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
200 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 200
400 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
580 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
960
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
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
83 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
65 to 73.9
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 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
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