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5254 Aluminum vs. N08330 Stainless Steel

5254 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08330 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 5254 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08330 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 160
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 200
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 350
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 41
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 73 to 550
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 41
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
38.3 to 48.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0