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392.0 Aluminum vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S41045 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
190
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
8.5
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
83.8 to 88
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0