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4032 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4372 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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
12
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
67.5 to 75
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0