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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. A413.0 Aluminum

S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while A413.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is A413.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
73
Elongation at Break, % 23
3.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
27
Shear Strength, MPa 370
170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
7.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
82.9 to 89
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
0 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
11 to 13
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25