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3105 Aluminum vs. N08811 Stainless Steel

3105 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08811 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 3105 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08811 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 20
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 39 to 95
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 77 to 140
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 240
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 46 to 220
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 19
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 15 to 340
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 68
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96 to 99.5
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
39.5 to 50.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0