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5051A Aluminum vs. EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel

5051A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 5051A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4588 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 51 to 61
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 56
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 39
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
33
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 27
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 23
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 63
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.1 to 98.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.45
41.2 to 50.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0