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3004 Aluminum vs. S35135 Stainless Steel

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S35135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S35135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
79
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
28.3 to 45
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.6 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0