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AISI 439 Stainless Steel vs. 357.0 Aluminum

AISI 439 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 439 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 23
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 310
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
91.3 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 82.8
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15