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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-43200 Aluminum

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-43200 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 AISI 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-43200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
60 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
72
Elongation at Break, % 44
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
190 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
97 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
1.8 to 2.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
66 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.8 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
86.1 to 90.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15