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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. 5051A Aluminum

AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 301LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5051A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 51
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
51 to 61
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 670
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
56

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
24 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.1 to 98.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants