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B390.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 B390.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
200
Elongation at Break, % 0.88
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 29
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 640
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
36
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.3
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 72.7 to 79.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.3
32.7 to 41.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.65
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 16 to 18
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0