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413.0 Aluminum vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32906 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
81
Shear Strength, MPa 170
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

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
20
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
56.6 to 63.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.5
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