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EN AC-21100 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

EN AC-21100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 AC-21100 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.2 to 7.3
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 87
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 240
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 21
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 400
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 37
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.4 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.2
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0