2014A Aluminum vs. 2618 Aluminum
Both 2014A aluminum and 2618 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 2014A aluminum and the bottom bar is 2618 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 16 | |
| 5.8 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 93 to 150 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 130 to 290 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 490 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 430 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 37 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 49 | |
| 23 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 85 to 1300 | |
| 850 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 45 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 46 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 62 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.0 to 22 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.8 to 95 | |
| 92.4 to 94.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.9 to 5.0 | |
| 1.9 to 2.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.040 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |