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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. 2124 Aluminum

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 2124 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 2124 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
27
Shear Strength, MPa 470
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.3 to 94.7
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15