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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. 710.0 Aluminum

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 710.0 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 710.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
2.2 to 3.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
240 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
4.9 to 7.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
180 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.5 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
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 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15