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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. 384.0 Aluminum

S64512 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 (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 S64512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 384.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
74
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
28
Shear Strength, MPa 700
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
69

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1010

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
77.3 to 86.5
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
10.5 to 12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5