5042 Aluminum vs. A356.0 Aluminum
Both 5042 aluminum and A356.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 A356.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 3.4 | |
| 3.0 to 6.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 97 to 120 | |
| 50 to 90 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 360 | |
| 160 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 310 | |
| 83 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 500 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 570 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 33 | |
| 40 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.6 to 12 | |
| 4.8 to 15 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 720 | |
| 49 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 37 | |
| 17 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 42 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 64 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 7.6 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 94.2 to 96.8 | |
| 91.1 to 93.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 6.5 to 7.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |