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EN AC-44100 Aluminum vs. S32760 Stainless Steel

EN AC-44100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32760 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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-44100 aluminum and the bottom bar is S32760 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 59
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.9
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 64
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 87
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
22
Density, g/cm3 2.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1050
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.1
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 84.4 to 89.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
57.6 to 65.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0