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EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel vs. 5182 Aluminum

EN 1.4411 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5182 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 1.4411 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5182 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.1 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
280 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
2.6 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
120 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
29 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
36 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.2 to 95.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 73.1 to 79.5
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15