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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. A413.0 Aluminum

S32053 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A413.0 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 S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is A413.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
73
Elongation at Break, % 46
3.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Shear Strength, MPa 510
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
7.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
82.9 to 89
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25