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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. 242.0 Aluminum

S32906 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 242.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 242.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
70 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
73
Elongation at Break, % 28
0.5 to 1.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
55 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
27
Shear Strength, MPa 550
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
180 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
120 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
33 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
96 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
1.3 to 3.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
110 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
50 to 62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.0 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.4 to 93.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
1.7 to 2.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15