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EN AC-71100 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

EN AC-71100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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-71100 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 490
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1010
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.8
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
26 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 78.7 to 83.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
69.6 to 79
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0