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5050 Aluminum vs. 2219 Aluminum

Both 5050 aluminum and 2219 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5050 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2219 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 22
2.2 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 45 to 100
90 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 91 to 140
110 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 250
180 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 50 to 210
88 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
110 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
28 to 44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
81 to 130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1 to 24
9.6 to 60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 330
54 to 1060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
16 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 33
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
42 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 11
8.2 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
91.5 to 93.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
5.8 to 6.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants