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2036 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5637 Steel

2036 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5637 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 1.5637 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Shear Strength, MPa 210
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
410
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
4.0
Density, g/cm3 2.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
94.9 to 96.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0