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A535.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel

A535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4511 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 A535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4511 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
78.9 to 84
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0