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380.0 Aluminum vs. 5088 Aluminum

Both 380.0 aluminum and 5088 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 86% 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 380.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5088 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 74
68
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
25
Shear Strength, MPa 190
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 510
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.0
76
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 79.6 to 89.5
92.4 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15