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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. 6016 Aluminum

S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6016 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 S20432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 6016 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
55 to 80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
68 to 89
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 400
130 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
200 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
110 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
190 to 210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
48 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
160 to 180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
29 to 47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
82 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
77 to 86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.1 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
96.4 to 98.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15