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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. EN AC-45300 Aluminum

AISI 304Cu stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-45300 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 EN AC-45300 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
94 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
71
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.0 to 2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
59 to 72
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
220 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
150 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
120

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
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
2.7 to 5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
160 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.2 to 94.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 5.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15