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5383 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

5383 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4527 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 5383 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 110
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 15
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 370
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 65
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
32
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 40
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 690
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 42
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 95.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
37.4 to 48.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
27.5 to 30.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
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