5042 Aluminum vs. 6063 Aluminum
Both 5042 aluminum and 6063 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 5042 aluminum and the bottom bar is 6063 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 3.4 | |
| 7.3 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 97 to 120 | |
| 39 to 95 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 70 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 360 | |
| 110 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 310 | |
| 49 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 620 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 190 to 220 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 | |
| 49 to 58 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 160 to 190 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.6 to 12 | |
| 13 to 27 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 720 | |
| 18 to 540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 37 | |
| 11 to 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 42 | |
| 18 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 79 to 89 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 4.8 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.2 to 96.8 | |
| 97.5 to 99.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |