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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. 1050A Aluminum

EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
1.1 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
22 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
44 to 97
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
68 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
22 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
59
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
1.9 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
3.7 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
14 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
3.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.5 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070