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5456 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

5456 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5456 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 210
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 210
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 340
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 250
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 65
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
660
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 46
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 470
680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 35
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 94.8
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
86.2 to 88.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0