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5154 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel

5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4411 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4411 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 160
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
73.1 to 79.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0