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AISI 410 Stainless Steel vs. A357.0 Aluminum

AISI 410 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A357.0 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 410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is A357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 22
3.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 350
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 470
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 770
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 580
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 110
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 860
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.8 to 93
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 88.4
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15