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5005 Aluminum vs. 852.0 Aluminum

Both 5005 aluminum and 852.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 5005 aluminum and the bottom bar is 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 28 to 64
64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 23
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 38 to 86
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 70 to 130
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 230
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 41 to 210
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 52
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.3 to 22
6.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 12 to 320
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 82
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 10
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97 to 99.5
86.6 to 91.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.5 to 1.1
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3