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N08367 Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-51300 Aluminum

N08367 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-51300 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 N08367 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-51300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
67
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
78
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
6.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
87
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.4 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 41.4 to 50.3
0 to 0.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23.5 to 25.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15