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3004 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4372 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45 to 83
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
12
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
67.5 to 75
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0