5019 Aluminum vs. 5082 Aluminum
Both 5019 aluminum and 5082 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5019 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5082 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 67 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 18 | |
| 1.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 160 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 210 | |
| 210 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 360 | |
| 380 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 300 | |
| 300 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
| 560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 910 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 32 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 98 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.6 to 40 | |
| 4.0 to 4.3 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 650 | |
| 670 to 870 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 38 | |
| 39 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 42 | |
| 43 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 17 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.5 to 95.3 | |
| 93.5 to 96 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.5 to 5.6 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |