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A357.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4736 Stainless Steel

A357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4736 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4736 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.7
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 240
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.8 to 93
1.7 to 2.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0.040 to 0.070
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
77 to 81.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
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
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0