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2219 Aluminum vs. AWS E3155

2219 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS E3155 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 AWS E3155.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
70
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
24
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
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
23.3 to 36.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
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