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C355.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel

C355.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4408 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 C355.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4408 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 86 to 90
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 3.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 84
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 310
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 230
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.5 to 9.8
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 380
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 94.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
62.4 to 71
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0