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1230A Aluminum vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

1230A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1230A aluminum and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 34
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 35 to 74
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 59 to 99
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 89 to 170
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 29 to 150
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
820
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
2.5

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 1190
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4 to 23
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.9 to 150
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 17
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 25
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.0 to 7.6
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.3 to 100
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
71.9 to 79.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0