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S44536 Stainless Steel vs. 5383 Aluminum

S44536 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 5383 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 5383 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
85 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
68
Elongation at Break, % 22
6.7 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
130 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
190 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
310 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
150 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
390
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
65
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
97

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
23 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
170 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
38 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92 to 95.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 72.8 to 80
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
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
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15