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1235 Aluminum vs. 5088 Aluminum

Both 1235 aluminum and 5088 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 1235 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5088 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 28 to 34
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 23 to 58
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 52 to 56
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 80 to 84
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 23 to 57
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
98

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 25
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3.8 to 24
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 8.6
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.6 to 3.7
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.35 to 100
92.4 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.65
0.1 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15