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5052 Aluminum vs. 5456 Aluminum

Both 5052 aluminum and 5456 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5456 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
130 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
190 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
150 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
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
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
92 to 94.8
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
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants