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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. 213.0 Aluminum

AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 213.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is 213.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 42
1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
2.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83.5 to 93
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
0 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5