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240.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel

240.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 240.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4508 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 65
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.7 to 86.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
61.2 to 69.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0