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535.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
77.8 to 84
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0