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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. A384.0 Aluminum

S32550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A384.0 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 S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is A384.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
74
Elongation at Break, % 21
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
28
Shear Strength, MPa 540
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
73

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
1010

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
79.3 to 86.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
3.0 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
10.5 to 12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5