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319.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

319.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 319.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 78 to 84
170 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 2.0
8.0 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76 to 80
210 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 210
400 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 240
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 180
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 480
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
15
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1080
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.3 to 3.9
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88 to 220
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 24
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 11
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.8 to 91.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
66.5 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0