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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. 4145 Aluminum

S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 4145 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
73
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
28
Shear Strength, MPa 510
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
10
Density, g/cm3 7.5
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
5.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83 to 87.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.3 to 4.7
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
9.3 to 10.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15