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512.0 Aluminum vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

512.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S40977 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 S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 50
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
92
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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.1
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.6 to 95.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
83.9 to 89.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0