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5088 Aluminum vs. S40930 Stainless Steel

5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S40930 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 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is S40930 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
75
Shear Strength, MPa 200
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
8.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.35
84.7 to 89.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.080 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0