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5182 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4962 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
23
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
62.1 to 69
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0