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4032 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4008 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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
8.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
81.8 to 86.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0