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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-44400 Aluminum

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-44400 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-44400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
61
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 44
4.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
79
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
110

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
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
110

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
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
7.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
85
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.1 to 92
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
8.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15