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5049 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4371 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
66.7 to 74.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0