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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. 511.0 Aluminum

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 511.0 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 511.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
25
Shear Strength, MPa 430
120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
3.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
93.3 to 96.2
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
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
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
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15