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1080A Aluminum vs. S32202 Stainless Steel

1080A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32202 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 1080A aluminum and the bottom bar is S32202 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 18 to 40
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 18 to 50
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 49 to 81
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 74 to 140
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 62
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.1 to 19
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6 to 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.4
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
69.4 to 77.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.060
0