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5052 Aluminum vs. ASTM B817 Type II

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type II belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type II.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
3.0 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
390 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
900 to 960
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
780 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
37
Density, g/cm3 2.7
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
40
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
650
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
26 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
2890 to 3890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
55 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
45 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
62 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
5.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chlorine (Cl), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 1.0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0.35 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sodium (Na), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
82.1 to 87.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4