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3102 Aluminum vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

3102 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
210
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
82
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
19
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0