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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. 319.0 Aluminum

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 319.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 319.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
78 to 84
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
1.8 to 2.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
76 to 80
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
170 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
190 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
110 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
3.3 to 3.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
88 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
18 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
25 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
8.6 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.8 to 91.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5