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513.0 Aluminum vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

513.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S44535 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 S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 170
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
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 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.8
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
200
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
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 95.1
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.030 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 1.4 to 2.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0