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238.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 309 Stainless Steel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 309 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
34 to 47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
19
Density, g/cm3 3.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
58 to 66
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0