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A390.0 Aluminum vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

A390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32053 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
210
Elongation at Break, % 0.87 to 0.91
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70 to 100
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 290
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.6 to 2.6
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 580
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0 to 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 75.3 to 79.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
41.7 to 48.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0