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5052 Aluminum vs. EN AC-43400 Aluminum

Both 5052 aluminum and EN AC-43400 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is EN AC-43400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 46 to 83
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
86 to 90.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0.2 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15