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5052 Aluminum vs. 5040 Aluminum

Both 5052 aluminum and 5040 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 46 to 83
66 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
5.7 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
140 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
190 to 230

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 610
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
95.2 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants