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2017A Aluminum vs. S32050 Stainless Steel

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is S32050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
31
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.3
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
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
43.1 to 51.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.21 to 0.32
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