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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. 5254 Aluminum

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5254 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5254 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.4 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
110 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
26
Shear Strength, MPa 490
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
240 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
100 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
11 to 41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
73 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
32 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.4 to 96.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.1 to 3.9
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15