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EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel vs. 5251 Aluminum

EN 1.4630 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5251 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 1.4630 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5251 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 23
2.0 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
59 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 300
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
67 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
5.4 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
33 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
95.5 to 98.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 86.7
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.7 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15