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332.0 Aluminum vs. 520.0 Aluminum

Both 332.0 aluminum and 520.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 332.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 520.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
66
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
25
Shear Strength, MPa 190
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 580
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
87
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
21
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 84
72

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 80.1 to 89
87.9 to 90.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.5
9.5 to 10.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15