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EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-21100 Aluminum

EN 1.4005 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-21100 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 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-21100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 21
6.2 to 7.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 290
79 to 87
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 500
210 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
19 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 650
300 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
36 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.4 to 95.7
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.2 to 5.2
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.8
0 to 0.19
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.18
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1