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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. 356.0 Aluminum

AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 356.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 356.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
55 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 42
2.0 to 3.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
55 to 75
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
27
Shear Strength, MPa 410
140 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
100 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
40 to 43
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
140 to 150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -40
-730
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
3.2 to 8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
70 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
64 to 71
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.1 to 93.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
0 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
6.5 to 7.5
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