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384.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 384.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
77
Shear Strength, MPa 200
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
65.7 to 73.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0