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5052 Aluminum vs. 5056 Aluminum

Both 5052 aluminum and 5056 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
67
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
4.9 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -760
-780
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
9.0
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
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants