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3004 Aluminum vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

3004 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S35315 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 S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 45 to 83
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 19
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 120
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Shear Strength, MPa 100 to 180
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170 to 310
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68 to 270
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
34
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.2 to 27
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 540
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6 to 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.6 to 98.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
33.6 to 40.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0