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2011 Aluminum vs. AISI 430 Stainless Steel

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AISI 430 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is AISI 430 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
8.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
79.1 to 84
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0