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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. 518.0 Aluminum

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 518.0 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 518.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
67
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
25
Shear Strength, MPa 470
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.1 to 92.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0 to 1.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25