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S31803 Stainless Steel vs. 5088 Aluminum

S31803 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5088 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S31803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 5088 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 29
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
25
Shear Strength, MPa 460
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92.4 to 94.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
0.1 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15