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2095 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

2095 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M36 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 2095 aluminum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
38
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
70.1 to 75.5
Lithium (Li), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0.2 to 0.45
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.18
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0