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4145 Aluminum vs. AISI 202 Stainless Steel

4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 202 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 4145 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 202 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
290 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
77
Shear Strength, MPa 69
490 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
700 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68
310 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
13
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
120 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31
250 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5
15 to 21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 83 to 87.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
63.5 to 71.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
7.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 9.3 to 10.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0