2218 Aluminum vs. 5059 Aluminum
Both 2218 aluminum and 5059 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2218 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5059 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 10 | |
| 11 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 170 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 430 | |
| 350 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 310 | |
| 170 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 510 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 95 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 to 31 | |
| 42 to 75 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 to 650 | |
| 220 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 39 | |
| 36 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 to 41 | |
| 41 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 19 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.8 to 93.6 | |
| 89.9 to 94 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| 5.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |