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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. 852.0 Aluminum

S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 852.0 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 S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 21
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 320
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
6.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.6 to 91.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3