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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. N08367 Stainless Steel

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08367 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-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08367 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 130
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
41.4 to 50.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
23.5 to 25.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0