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535.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

535.0 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 (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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
210
Elongation at Break, % 10
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
81
Shear Strength, MPa 190
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
35.7 to 45.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
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 0.15
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0