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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-46000 Aluminum

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 51
1.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
82

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.7 to 90
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25