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511.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 348H Stainless Steel

511.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 348H stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 511.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 348H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
77
Shear Strength, MPa 120
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.7
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.3 to 96.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
63.8 to 73.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.32 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0