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A357.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4669 Stainless Steel

A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4669 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 1.4669 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 240
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 93
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.040 to 0.070
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.045
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
1.6 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
65.2 to 74.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0