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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. 238.0 Aluminum

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 238.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
76
Elongation at Break, % 20
1.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
28

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
1040

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.9 to 84.9
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
3.6 to 4.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5