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4145 Aluminum vs. S30435 Stainless Steel

4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while S30435 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 4145 aluminum and the bottom bar is S30435 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
76
Shear Strength, MPa 69
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 68
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 540
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
14
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31
77
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.5
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 83 to 87.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.7
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
66.9 to 75.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 9.3 to 10.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0