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5652 Aluminum vs. AISI 317LM Stainless Steel

5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 317LM stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 317LM stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
54.4 to 64.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0