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5657 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

5657 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5657 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.6 to 15
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 88
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 92 to 110
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150 to 200
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
20
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 27
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 200
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 28
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 84
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7 to 8.6
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.5 to 99.4
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
75.7 to 83.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0