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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. 384.0 Aluminum

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 384.0 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 384.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
74
Elongation at Break, % 25
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
28
Shear Strength, MPa 300
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
69

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
1010

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
77.3 to 86.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
10.5 to 12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5