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384.0 Aluminum vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

384.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S41050 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 S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
76
Shear Strength, MPa 200
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 550
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 77.3 to 86.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
84.2 to 88.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 12
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0