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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. 7049A Aluminum

S32053 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7049A 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 S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 7049A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 46
5.0 to 5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Shear Strength, MPa 510
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
580 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
500 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
28 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
1800 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
52 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
50 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84.6 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.2 to 8.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15