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333.0 Aluminum vs. S36200 Stainless Steel

333.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S36200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.0
3.4 to 4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 100
450 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
680 to 810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
1180 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 210
960 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 4.6
46 to 51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 290
2380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 27
42 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 34
32 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
40 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
75.4 to 79.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
6.5 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.6 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0