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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. B443.0 Aluminum

AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is B443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 330
43
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
4.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 720
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 700
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
50

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
6.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.9 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15