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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S30600 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
19
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
58.9 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.55
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.65
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.35
0