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8021 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel

8021 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4311 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 8021 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4311 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 61
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
16
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.4
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 88
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.0
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98 to 98.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.2 to 1.7
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 11.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0