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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. A206.0 Aluminum

EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is A206.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
4.2 to 10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
250 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
16 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
440 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
39 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
17 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
93.9 to 95.7
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0.15 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15