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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. 308.0 Aluminum

S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 308.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 26 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 S31277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 308.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
73
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
89
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Shear Strength, MPa 600
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
870
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
3.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.2

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.7 to 91
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5