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A206.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 431 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 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.2 to 10
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260
550 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.0
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 37
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
78.2 to 83.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
1.3 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
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