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360.0 Aluminum vs. 5052 Aluminum

Both 360.0 aluminum and 5052 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% 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 360.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75
46 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
1.1 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 530
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1070
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.4
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 85.1 to 90.6
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.6
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15