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2219 Aluminum vs. 5449 Aluminum

Both 2219 aluminum and 5449 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2219 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5449 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
4.0 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
78 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 280
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 88 to 390
91 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28 to 44
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81 to 130
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.6 to 60
12 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 1060
60 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 43
22 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 63
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
9.4 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
94.1 to 97.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
1.6 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.6 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants