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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. 240.0 Aluminum

AISI 348 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 240.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 348 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 240.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 41
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
65

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
2.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.7 to 86.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0.3 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15