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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. A390.0 Aluminum

EN 1.4347 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A390.0 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 1.4347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is A390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
75
Elongation at Break, % 23
0.87 to 0.91
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
70 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
190 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
190 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
950

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
1.6 to 2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
240 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.0 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
75.3 to 79.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
16 to 18
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2