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B535.0 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4878 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
77
Shear Strength, MPa 210
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
16
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
65 to 74
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0