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4343 Aluminum vs. AISI 440B Stainless Steel

4343 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 4343 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 440B stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.4
3.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45
260 to 850
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 64
460 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110
740 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 62
430 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 150
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1
57 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
27 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2
27 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 90.3 to 93.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
78.2 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 6.8 to 8.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0