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2219 Aluminum vs. 6360 Aluminum

Both 2219 aluminum and 6360 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2219 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6360 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
9.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 130
31 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 280
76 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
120 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 88 to 390
57 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28 to 44
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81 to 130
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.1
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.6 to 60
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 1060
24 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 43
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
20 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 63
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
5.5 to 9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
97.8 to 99.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0.25 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants