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5052 Aluminum vs. ZA-8

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ZA-8 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is ZA-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 46 to 83
87 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
85 to 86
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
1.3 to 8.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 66 to 140
51 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
34
Shear Strength, MPa 120 to 180
240 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
210 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
210 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
6.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
2.8 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
9.3 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
12 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
7.6 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
8.0 to 8.8
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.045
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
89.7 to 91.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0