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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. 204.0 Aluminum

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 204.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 204.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
90 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 51
5.7 to 7.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
63 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
230 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
180 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
29 to 34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
87 to 100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
220 to 350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
21 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
12 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.4 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15