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413.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 309H Stainless Steel

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 309H stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 309H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
78
Shear Strength, MPa 170
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
19
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
58.1 to 66
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
12 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0