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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. 5059 Aluminum

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 20
11 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
390
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 360
65
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
1160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.9 to 94
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
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