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S35315 Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-51400 Aluminum

S35315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-51400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 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 S35315 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-51400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
67
Elongation at Break, % 46
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
85
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
25
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.5 to 95.5
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 33.6 to 40.6
0 to 0.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15