4115 Aluminum vs. 5252 Aluminum
Both 4115 aluminum and 5252 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 4115 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 38 to 68 | |
68 to 75 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
68 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 11 | |
4.5 to 11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 39 to 76 | |
100 to 110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
25 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 71 to 130 | |
140 to 160 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 120 to 220 | |
230 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 39 to 190 | |
170 to 240 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
650 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
610 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
910 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
140 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 41 | |
34 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
160 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1160 | |
1190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.1 to 10 | |
12 to 23 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 11 to 270 | |
210 to 430 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
51 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 23 | |
23 to 30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 30 | |
31 to 36 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 66 | |
57 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.2 to 9.9 | |
10 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 94.6 to 97.4 | |
96.6 to 97.8 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
2.2 to 2.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |