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A360.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

A360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 310 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 A360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 5.0
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 150
240 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Shear Strength, MPa 180
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 320
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 260
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 680
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 13
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 470
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 34
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 39
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.5 to 15
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
48.2 to 57
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 1.5
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