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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. 238.0 Aluminum

S15500 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 (7, 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 S15500 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, % 6.8 to 16
1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
67

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
2.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
42
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.9 to 84.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.6 to 4.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5