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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. 5059 Aluminum

EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5059 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 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
350 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
170 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
390
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
65
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
220 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
36 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
41 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 94
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15