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AISI 347LN Stainless Steel vs. 5456 Aluminum

AISI 347LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5456 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 347LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5456 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
130 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 400
190 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
150 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
390
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
65
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92 to 94.8
Carbon (C), % 0.0050 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 64.3 to 73.7
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15