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AISI 347 Stainless Steel vs. 5059 Aluminum

AISI 347 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 46
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 270
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 460
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 690
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 350
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
390
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
65
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 220
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 310
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 94
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 74
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15