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2219 Aluminum vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

2219 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while EN 1.5520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2219 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 280
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 88 to 390
300 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28 to 44
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81 to 130
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.9
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.6 to 60
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 1060
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 43
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 63
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
97.7 to 98.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0