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3102 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 3102 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
74.4 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.28 to 0.37
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0