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S44536 Stainless Steel vs. 354.0 Aluminum

S44536 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 354.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 S44536 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 354.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 22
2.4 to 3.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
92 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
360 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
280 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
8.6 to 9.8
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
540 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
37 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
42 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.3 to 89.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 72.8 to 80
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
8.6 to 9.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15