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A206.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

A206.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4962 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.2 to 10
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 180
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 380
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 37
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 1000
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.9 to 95.7
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.2 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
62.1 to 69
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0