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852.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

852.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 64
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 73
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 3.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
62.1 to 69.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0