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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. C443.0 Aluminum

EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C443.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C443.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 26
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Shear Strength, MPa 500
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.6 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25