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2095 Aluminum vs. 5110A Aluminum

Both 2095 aluminum and 5110A 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2095 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.5
4.5 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
37 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 410
66 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
100 to 190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
32 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
57
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
190

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
6.8 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2640
7.6 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
10 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
18 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
4.5 to 8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
98.5 to 99.8
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lithium (Li), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.18
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1