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520.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel

520.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4482 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 520.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4482 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55
420 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230
510 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
530 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 87
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 21
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
230 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
690 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 52
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
66.1 to 74.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 9.5 to 10.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0