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213.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

213.0 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 (4, 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 213.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
21
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.5
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83.5 to 93
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
60.2 to 67.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0