5082 Aluminum vs. 2011 Aluminum
Both 5082 aluminum and 2011 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5082 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2011 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 | |
8.5 to 18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 130 | |
74 to 120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 230 | |
190 to 250 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 400 | |
310 to 420 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 340 | |
140 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
190 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
640 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 560 | |
540 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
870 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
140 to 170 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
23 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 32 | |
35 to 45 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
100 to 130 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.0 to 4.3 | |
29 to 52 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 670 to 870 | |
140 to 680 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
44 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 39 to 41 | |
27 to 37 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 43 to 45 | |
32 to 40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 | |
51 to 64 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 18 | |
14 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 93.5 to 96 | |
91.3 to 94.6 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
5.0 to 6.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |