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Aluminum A380 vs. Steel AISI 4340 Compare Aluminum A380 vs. Steel AISI 4340 strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.
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Questions Is Aluminum A380 stronger than Steel AISI 4340? Steel AISI 4340 is stronger: its yield strength is 1,035 MPa against 160 MPa for Aluminum A380 (6.47x).
Which is lighter, Aluminum A380 or Steel AISI 4340? Aluminum A380 is lighter: 2,713 kg/m³ against 7,840 kg/m³ for Steel AISI 4340.
Which is stiffer, Aluminum A380 or Steel AISI 4340? Steel AISI 4340 is stiffer: Young's modulus 200 GPa against 71 GPa for Aluminum A380, so the same part in Steel AISI 4340 deflects less under the same load.
Which is lighter for the same job, Aluminum A380 or Steel AISI 4340? For the same stiffness or strength: Aluminum A380 is lighter for a stiff rod or tie (tension), stiff beam (bending), stiff panel or plate, strong panel or plate; Steel AISI 4340 is lighter for a strong rod or tie, strong beam.
Part that must be Aluminum A380 Steel AISI 4340 Stiff rod or tie (tension) lighter 3% heavier Stiff beam (bending) lighter 1.72x heavier Stiff panel or plate lighter 2.05x heavier Strong rod or tie 2.24x heavier lighter Strong beam 20% heavier lighter Strong panel or plate lighter 14% heavier
For the same stiffness or strength, mass scales with density over stiffness (or strength) raised to a power set by how the part is loaded: 1 for a rod in tension, 1/2 for a beam in bending, 1/3 for a panel (the standard material-selection indices).
Which conducts heat better, Aluminum A380 or Steel AISI 4340? Aluminum A380 conducts heat better: 96.2 W/m·K against 37.5 W/m·K for Steel AISI 4340.
Which expands less with temperature? Steel AISI 4340 expands less: 11.3 µm/m·K against 21.8 µm/m·K for Aluminum A380.
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