2219 Aluminum vs. 6082 Aluminum
Both 2219 aluminum and 6082 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2219 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6082 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
69 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 20 | |
6.3 to 18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 90 to 130 | |
55 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
26 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 110 to 280 | |
84 to 220 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 to 480 | |
140 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 88 to 390 | |
85 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
580 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
900 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 to 170 | |
160 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 to 44 | |
42 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 81 to 130 | |
140 |
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 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
1170 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.6 to 60 | |
19 to 43 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 54 to 1060 | |
52 to 710 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 44 | |
50 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 43 | |
14 to 35 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 44 | |
21 to 40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 to 63 | |
67 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.2 to 22 | |
6.0 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 91.5 to 93.8 | |
95.2 to 98.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Copper (Cu), % | 5.8 to 6.8 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0.6 to 1.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.7 to 1.3 |
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 0.2 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |