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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. 518.0 Aluminum

AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 518.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 518.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
67
Elongation at Break, % 42
5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
25
Shear Strength, MPa 410
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.1 to 92.5
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 1.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25