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2095 Aluminum vs. 5005 Aluminum

Both 2095 aluminum and 5005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 2095 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5005 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.5
1.1 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
38 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410
70 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
110 to 230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
41 to 210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
52
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
2.3 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2640
12 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
82
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
4.9 to 10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
97 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Lithium (Li), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.18
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15