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EN AC-45000 Aluminum vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

EN AC-45000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S30615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
19
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 80
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 91.8
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
17 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
56.7 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
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.45
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 7.0
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
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