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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4659 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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-45000 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
35.7 to 45.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0