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2117 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel

2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4662 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 2117 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4662 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
430 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Shear Strength, MPa 200
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
810 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
580 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
840 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
29 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 97.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 4.5
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
62.6 to 70.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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