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2219 Aluminum vs. C53800 Bronze

2219 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 280
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 88 to 390
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28 to 44
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81 to 130
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
37
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.6 to 60
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 1060
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 43
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 63
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2