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5049 Aluminum vs. 5052 Aluminum

Both 5049 aluminum and 5052 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 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 5049 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 52 to 88
46 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 18
1.1 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 79 to 130
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 190
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 330
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 91 to 280
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0 to 31
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 570
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 34
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 15
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.9
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.6 to 2.5
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants