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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. 357.0 Aluminum

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 357.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 21
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Shear Strength, MPa 540
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
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
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15