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3003 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel

3003 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4408 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 3003 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4408 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28 to 65
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 90
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 240
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 40 to 210
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
18
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 0.95 to 63
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 300
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 71
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.7 to 10
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.8 to 99
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
62.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0