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354.0 Aluminum vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32906 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 354.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 3.0
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 120
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 380
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 310
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.6 to 9.8
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 670
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.3 to 89.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
56.6 to 63.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 8.6 to 9.4
0 to 0.5
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