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2030 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
240 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
75
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
26
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.9 to 95.2
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
49.2 to 59
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.0
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 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0