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2011A Aluminum vs. S32003 Stainless Steel

2011A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32003 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 2011A aluminum and the bottom bar is S32003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 75 to 100
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 410
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
14
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 40
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 670
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 37
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 95.1
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 4.5 to 6.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
68.2 to 75.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0