242.0 Aluminum vs. 5042 Aluminum
Both 242.0 aluminum and 5042 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 242.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5042 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 1.1 to 3.4 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 55 to 110 | |
| 97 to 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 240 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 to 290 | |
| 340 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 220 | |
| 270 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 530 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 to 170 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 22 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 to 44 | |
| 33 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 96 to 130 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1130 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 1.3 to 3.4 | |
| 3.6 to 12 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 340 | |
| 550 to 720 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 35 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 32 | |
| 40 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 50 to 62 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 to 13 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 88.4 to 93.6 | |
| 94.2 to 96.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |