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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. 6101A Aluminum

AISI 304Cu stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 6101A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 AISI 304Cu stainless steel and the bottom bar is 6101A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
68
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 370
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.9 to 99.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1