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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. 711.0 Aluminum

EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 711.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 711.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 34
7.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.8 to 92.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
0.7 to 1.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15