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3004 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4516 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 3004 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
83.3 to 89
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0