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413.0 Aluminum vs. S34565 Stainless Steel

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S34565 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 S34565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Shear Strength, MPa 170
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
43.2 to 51.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
16 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0