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852.0 Aluminum vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
15
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
66.3 to 73.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0