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2017A Aluminum vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.3960 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
21
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
60.2 to 67.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0