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2219 Aluminum vs. C61300 Bronze

2219 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C61300 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 C61300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 280
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 88 to 390
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
55
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28 to 44
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81 to 130
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.6 to 60
150 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 1060
230 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 43
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 63
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
6.0 to 7.5
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
88 to 91.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2