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2011 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4980 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4980 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
75
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
26
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
49.2 to 58.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0