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358.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 430F Stainless Steel

358.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 430F 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 358.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 430F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 6.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 320
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 370
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 320
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 1090
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 20
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 710
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 39
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 44
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.1 to 91.8
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
79.2 to 83.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 7.6 to 8.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0