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5182 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel

5182 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 (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 5182 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, % 1.1 to 12
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
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 28
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
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 8.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
73.1 to 79.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
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 0.2
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0