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392.0 Aluminum vs. 2025 Aluminum

Both 392.0 aluminum and 2025 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
72
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
10
Density, g/cm3 2.5
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
90.9 to 95.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.4 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0.5 to 1.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15