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5454 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 61 to 93
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
70
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
23 to 38.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0