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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-46100 Aluminum

EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 EN 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
1030

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
80.4 to 88.5
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
0 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
10 to 12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25