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5154A Aluminum vs. EN 1.4736 Stainless Steel

5154A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4736 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5154A aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4736 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 58 to 100
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 370
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 96 to 320
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 36
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 760
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 38
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 43
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.7 to 96.9
1.7 to 2.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
77 to 81.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0