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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. 238.0 Aluminum

S32550 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 (6, 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 S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 238.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
76
Elongation at Break, % 21
1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 20
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
2.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
42
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
81.9 to 84.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
9.5 to 10.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
1.0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
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