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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. 1050A Aluminum

AISI 305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
20 to 45
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
1.1 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
22 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
44 to 97
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
68 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
22 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
59
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
1.9 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
3.7 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
14 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
3.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.5 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
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 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070