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2017A Aluminum vs. 5005 Aluminum

Both 2017A aluminum and 5005 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is 5005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 92 to 130
38 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 270
70 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
41 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
97 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants