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A535.0 Aluminum vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel

A535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 305 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 A535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 95
210 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
200 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
130 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.4 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
65.1 to 72.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.5 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0