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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. 238.0 Aluminum

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 238.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
76
Elongation at Break, % 40
1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
2.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
42
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
81.9 to 84.9
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
3.6 to 4.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5