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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. 360.0 Aluminum

S32906 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 360.0 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 360.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
72
Elongation at Break, % 28
2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
27
Shear Strength, MPa 550
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
110

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
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
6.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.1 to 90.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
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
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 10
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25