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8079 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4110 Stainless Steel

8079 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4110 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 8079 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4110 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 56
250 to 730
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
770 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
430 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1
90 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
480 to 4550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
28 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
27 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.1 to 99.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.3
81.4 to 86
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0