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2219 Aluminum vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel

2219 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1017 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 SAE-AISI 1017 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
20 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
73
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 280
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 88 to 390
220 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28 to 44
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81 to 130
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.6 to 60
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 1060
130 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 43
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 63
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
99.11 to 99.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
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