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A357.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4110 Stainless Steel

A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4110 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 A357.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4110 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
250 to 730
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 240
470 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
770 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
90 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
480 to 4550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
28 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
24 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
27 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 93
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.040 to 0.070
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
81.4 to 86
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0