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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. 6101B Aluminum

AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6101B 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 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 6101B aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 35 to 55
9.1 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 330
62 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
26
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
120 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
190 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
140 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
190

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 260
20 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
140 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
87
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
8.5 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
98.2 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1