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5040 Aluminum vs. 2195 Aluminum

Both 5040 aluminum and 2195 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2195 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
69
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
9.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 150
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
31
Density, g/cm3 2.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
53
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
91.9 to 94.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.7 to 4.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15