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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. 5049 Aluminum

S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5049 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
52 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
69
Elongation at Break, % 46
2.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
79 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 690
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
91 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
6.0 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
59 to 570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
22 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.3 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.7 to 97.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.6 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.5 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15