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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. B443.0 Aluminum

AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while B443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is B443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 5.0 to 20
4.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 790
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 1040
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1650
50

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 120
5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
6.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.9 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15