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1235 Aluminum vs. 5086 Aluminum

Both 1235 aluminum and 5086 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1235 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5086 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 28 to 34
1.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 23 to 58
88 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 56
160 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 80 to 84
270 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23 to 57
110 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
590
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 60
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
100

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 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 25
5.8 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.8 to 24
86 to 770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 8.6
28 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
34 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6 to 3.7
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.35 to 100
93 to 96.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants