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2124 Aluminum vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

2124 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S32803 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 2124 aluminum and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Shear Strength, MPa 280
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
19
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
28 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 3.8 to 4.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
62.9 to 67.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0