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319.0 Aluminum vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

319.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 78 to 84
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 2.0
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 80
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 210
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 240
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 180
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 480
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.3 to 3.9
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88 to 220
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 24
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 11
42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 91.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
80.6 to 84.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0