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5088 Aluminum vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S31260 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
80
Shear Strength, MPa 200
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.35
59.6 to 67.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0