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296.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

296.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4421 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 296.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 7.1
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 47 to 70
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
12
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.6 to 15
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
74.4 to 80.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0

Comparable Variants