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A413.0 Aluminum vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

A413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S30452 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 A413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.5
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.9 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
66.3 to 73.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.75
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