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5182 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4557 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
29
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
49.5 to 56.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0