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443.0 Aluminum vs. S34565 Stainless Steel

443.0 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 (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 443.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S34565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 41
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Shear Strength, MPa 96
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 65
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
28
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 30
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.7 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
43.2 to 51.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
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), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0