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2095 Aluminum vs. 5040 Aluminum

Both 2095 aluminum and 5040 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2095 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
70
Elongation at Break, % 8.5
5.7 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410
140 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2640
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
95.2 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
0 to 0.25
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
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.9 to 1.4
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