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A360.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 304Cu 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 150
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 260
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 13
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 470
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
63.9 to 72
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0