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5005-O Aluminum vs. EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel

5005-O aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4515 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 5005-O aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 41
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
19
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.4
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97 to 99.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
58.4 to 66.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0