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5070 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

5070 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 5070 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 51
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
72.6 to 79.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0