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3004 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI O6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 SAE-AISI O6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
71
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
94.6 to 97.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants