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1050A Aluminum vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 20 to 45
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 33
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 55
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 44 to 97
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 68 to 170
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 22 to 150
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 59
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
14
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.9 to 19
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.7 to 160
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.0 to 7.6
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
65 to 75.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.070
0