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S42030 Stainless Steel vs. 4104 Aluminum

S42030 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 4104 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 S42030 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 4104 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
71
Elongation at Break, % 16
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
27
Shear Strength, MPa 410
63
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
60

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
1080

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
5.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
85.8 to 90
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 77.6 to 85
0 to 0.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 10.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15