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5454 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
73.4 to 76.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.28 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0