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EN 1.4017 Stainless Steel vs. 4006 Aluminum

EN 1.4017 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4006 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 1.4017 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 4006 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 14
3.4 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
35 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350
70 to 91
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
62 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
5.1 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
28 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
11 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
89
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
4.9 to 7.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.4 to 98.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 78.3 to 82.8
0.5 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15