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535.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
32.7 to 41.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0