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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. A535.0 Aluminum

EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is A535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
67
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
79

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.4 to 93.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.25
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 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15