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5040 Aluminum vs. 358.0 Aluminum

Both 5040 aluminum and 358.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5040 aluminum and the bottom bar is 358.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
71
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 6.8
3.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 150
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
290 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 41
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
19
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 15
12 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 380
590 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
37 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
42 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98
89.1 to 91.8
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
7.6 to 8.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15