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EN AC-46600 Aluminum vs. S41003 Stainless Steel

EN AC-46600 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S41003 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-46600 aluminum and the bottom bar is S41003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 77
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 81
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.6 to 92.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
83.4 to 89.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.35
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
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 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0