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A206.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 309 Stainless Steel

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 309 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 A206.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.2 to 10
34 to 47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 260
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
19
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 37
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
58 to 66
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
12 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0