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S34565 Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-51300 Aluminum

S34565 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-51300 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 S34565 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-51300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
67
Elongation at Break, % 39
3.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
78
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
6.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
87
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.4 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 43.2 to 51.6
0 to 0.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16 to 18
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15