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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. 535.0 Aluminum

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 535.0 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 535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
67
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
25
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
79

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.5 to 93.6
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0070
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
6.2 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15