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5383 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel

5383 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4517 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 5383 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4517 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 15
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 200
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 370
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 310
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 65
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 40
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 690
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 42
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 95.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
2.8 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
56.7 to 65.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0