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1050A Aluminum vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1050A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
13
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
29 to 49

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
69.6 to 79
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0