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852.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
390 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 130
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
10
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
80.5 to 84.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0