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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. A242.0 Aluminum

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 A242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 40
1.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
1130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
89.3 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0.15 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
3.7 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
1.8 to 2.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.070 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15