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B535.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4806 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 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
40.4 to 48.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0