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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. 357.0 Aluminum

S32906 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 (3, 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 357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
70
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
76
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
26
Shear Strength, MPa 550
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
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 1430
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
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 7.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 93.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
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