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1050 Aluminum vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

1050 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 37
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 57
380 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 81
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 76 to 140
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 25 to 120
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 22
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 4.6 to 110
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.8 to 14
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.4 to 6.2
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
70.4 to 78.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0