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S44536 Stainless Steel vs. 513.0 Aluminum

S44536 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 513.0 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 S44536 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 513.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 22
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
97
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
9.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.9 to 95.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 72.8 to 80
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15