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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-46600 Aluminum

EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46600 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 EN AC-46600 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
1.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
81
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.6 to 92.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
6.0 to 8.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15