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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. 4032 Aluminum

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4032 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.1 to 87.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0.5 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15