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2030 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
390 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
80.5 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0