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2219 Aluminum vs. C87600 Bronze

2219 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C87600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 88 to 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28 to 44
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81 to 130
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.6 to 60
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 1060
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 43
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 63
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 7.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5