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B535.0 Aluminum vs. S36200 Stainless Steel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S36200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
3.4 to 4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
450 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
76
Shear Strength, MPa 210
680 to 810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
1180 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
960 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
46 to 51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
2380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
42 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
32 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
40 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
75.4 to 79.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.6 to 0.9
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0