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A380.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel

A380.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 A380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 78
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.3 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
83.4 to 87.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0