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1050 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4567 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1050 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4567 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
22 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 57
190 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 81
390 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
550 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
200 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
100 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
19 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
63.3 to 71.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0