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AISI 329 Stainless Steel vs. 2030 Aluminum

AISI 329 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 AISI 329 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 2030 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
70
Elongation at Break, % 17
5.6 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
91 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
26
Shear Strength, MPa 440
220 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
240 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
21 to 26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
390 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
37 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
88.9 to 95.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 28
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.3 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 74
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3