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5252 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

5252 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4659 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 5252 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 68 to 75
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 11
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 110
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
81
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 160
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 290
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 240
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 23
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 430
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 30
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 36
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.6 to 97.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
35.7 to 45.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0