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B535.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
69.6 to 79
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0