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413.0 Aluminum vs. S44725 Stainless Steel

413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S44725 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 413.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is S44725 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
81
Shear Strength, MPa 170
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.7
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 82.2 to 89
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
67.6 to 73.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.018
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.26
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.25
0