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2030 Aluminum vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
46.4 to 57.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0