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3005 Aluminum vs. EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel

3005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.4511 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 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 3005 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4511 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 33 to 73
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 16
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 100
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 150
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 270
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 51 to 240
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 18
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 390
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.7 to 98.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
78.9 to 84
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0