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2219 Aluminum vs. 5050 Aluminum

Both 2219 aluminum and 5050 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 2219 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5050 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
1.7 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
45 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 280
91 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
140 to 250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 88 to 390
50 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28 to 44
50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81 to 130
170

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.6 to 60
4.1 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 1060
18 to 330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 43
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
22 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 63
79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
6.3 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
96.3 to 98.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
1.1 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants