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2017A Aluminum vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
15 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
210 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
38
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
29.9 to 44
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
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

Comparable Variants