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2195 Aluminum vs. 5083 Aluminum

Both 2195 aluminum and 5083 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2195 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5083 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 9.3
1.1 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
93 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 350
170 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
110 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
96

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
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
4.2 to 42
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2290
95 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 55
29 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 53
36 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.9 to 94.9
92.4 to 95.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Lithium (Li), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
4.0 to 4.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15