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354.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 202 Stainless Steel

354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 202 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 354.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 202 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 3.0
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 120
290 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 380
700 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 310
310 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6 to 9.8
120 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 670
250 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
25 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 89.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
63.5 to 71.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
7.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 8.6 to 9.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0