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A390.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 A390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
200
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70 to 100
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
72.6 to 79.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0