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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. A242.0 Aluminum

EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is A242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
1.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.3 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.15 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.7 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
1.8 to 2.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15