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AISI 308L Stainless Steel vs. 6110 Aluminum

AISI 308L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6110 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 AISI 308L stainless steel and the bottom bar is 6110 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Shear Strength, MPa 380
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.4 to 98.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
0.040 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 70.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15