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512.0 Aluminum vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

512.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S30452 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 512.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 95.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
66.3 to 73.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0