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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. 852.0 Aluminum

AISI 316LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 42
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
6.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.6 to 91.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0.9 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3