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2218 Aluminum vs. R05240 Alloy

2218 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 2218 aluminum and the bottom bar is R05240 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
150
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 10
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
57
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 430
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 310
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
6.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
14
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 31
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 650
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 39
5.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 41
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88.8 to 93.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 0
35 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
57.9 to 65
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0