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EN AC-42200 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

EN AC-42200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 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-42200 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 6.7
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86 to 90
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 500
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 20
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 490
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 35
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 41
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 93.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.19
72.6 to 79.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.45 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 6.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0