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5051A Aluminum vs. S32750 Stainless Steel

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32750 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is S32750 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 61
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
81
Shear Strength, MPa 110
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 56
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
21
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 27
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 23
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.1 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
58.1 to 66.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.24 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0