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328.0 Aluminum vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

328.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 328.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60 to 82
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 2.1
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 80
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
13
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8 to 5.0
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 200
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 34
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2 to 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.5 to 91.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
66.7 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0