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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. 4145 Aluminum

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4145 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 4145 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
28
Shear Strength, MPa 430
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
5.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
83 to 87.4
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.3 to 4.7
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
9.3 to 10.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15