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S41045 Stainless Steel vs. 2036 Aluminum

S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 2036 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 S41045 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 2036 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 25
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
26
Shear Strength, MPa 280
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.4 to 97.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.2 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 88
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15