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2036 Aluminum vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

2036 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08926 stainless 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 N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 210
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
33
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 62
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 2.2 to 3.0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
41.7 to 50.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0