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360.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4315 Stainless Steel

360.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.1 to 90.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
65.7 to 73.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0