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1080 Aluminum vs. 5042 Aluminum

Both 1080 aluminum and 5042 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1080 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5042 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 40
1.1 to 3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 21 to 48
97 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 49 to 78
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 72 to 130
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
270 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.7 to 21
3.6 to 12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 100
550 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
35 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
40 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.2 to 6.0
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.8 to 100
94.2 to 96.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
3.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants