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513.0 Aluminum vs. S40910 Stainless Steel

513.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S40910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 513.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S40910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 170
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.8
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
85 to 89.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.17
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.4 to 2.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0