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332.0 Aluminum vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

332.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32053 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Shear Strength, MPa 190
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
41.7 to 48.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0