2195 aluminium alloy
2195 aluminium alloy is an alloy in the wrought aluminium-copper family. It is one of the most complex grades in the 2000 series, with at least 91.9% aluminium by weight. Like most other aluminium-copper alloys, 2195 is a high-strength alloy, with bad workability, and poor corrosion resistance. Being highly alloyed, it tends to fall on the higher strength and lower corrosion resistance side. As a wrought alloy, it is not used in casting. It can be welded, and is fracture resistant at cryogenic temperatures. It is one of the Weldalite family of aluminum-lithium alloys.
2195 aluminium can be alternately referred to by the UNS designation A92195.
It is 30 % stronger and 5 % less dense than the 2219 alloy used in the original Space Shuttle external tank.
The high strength to weight ratio of this alloy has resulted in its aerospace applications such as the Space Shuttle Super Lightweight external tank.Chemical Composition
The alloy composition of 2195 aluminium is:
- Aluminium: 91.9 to 94.9%
- Copper: 3.7 to 4.3%
- Lithium: 0.8 to 1.2%
- Magnesium: 0.25 to 0.8%
- Silver: 0.25 to 0.6%
- Zirconium: 0.08 to 0.16%
- Iron: 0.15% max
- Silicon: 0.12% max
- Titanium: 0.1% max
- Zinc: 0.25% max
- Residuals: 0.15% max
