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852.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
36
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
32.7 to 41.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0