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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. 7021 Aluminum

AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 7021 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is 7021 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
9.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 660
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.7 to 93.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15