2218 Aluminum vs. A413.0 Aluminum
Both 2218 aluminum and A413.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2218 aluminum and the bottom bar is A413.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 95 to 110 | |
| 80 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 10 | |
| 3.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 430 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 310 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 570 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 590 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 37 | |
| 31 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1040 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 to 31 | |
| 7.1 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 to 650 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 39 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 to 41 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 19 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.8 to 93.6 | |
| 82.9 to 89 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |