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EN AC-51500 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel

EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4980 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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-51500 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4980 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
26
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.8 to 93.1
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
49.2 to 58.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0