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2036 Aluminum vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

2036 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.0038 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 2036 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
140 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210
240 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
380 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
200 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.1
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
72 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
110 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 3.0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
97.1 to 100
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0