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3005 Aluminum vs. 5182 Aluminum

Both 3005 aluminum and 5182 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 3005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5182 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 16
1.1 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 53 to 100
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 150
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 270
280 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 51 to 240
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.2 to 18
2.6 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 18 to 390
120 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 27
29 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 33
36 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 12
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.7 to 98.8
93.2 to 95.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.6
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants