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535.0 Aluminum vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S30452 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 S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

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 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
66.3 to 73.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0