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5052 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4520 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 46 to 83
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
8.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
80.1 to 83.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0