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2011 Aluminum vs. 2024 Aluminum

Both 2011 aluminum and 2024 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2024 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
71
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
4.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
90 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
27
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
130 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
200 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
100 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 3.1
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
20 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
70 to 1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
25 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
8.6 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
90.7 to 94.7
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
3.8 to 4.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants