5082 Aluminum vs. 2017 Aluminum
Both 5082 aluminum and 2017 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5082 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2017 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 | |
12 to 18 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 130 | |
90 to 130 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 230 | |
130 to 260 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 400 | |
190 to 430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 340 | |
76 to 260 |
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 | |
510 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
150 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
24 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 32 | |
38 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
1140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.0 to 4.3 | |
24 to 66 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 670 to 870 | |
41 to 470 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
46 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 39 to 41 | |
17 to 40 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 43 to 45 | |
24 to 42 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 | |
56 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 18 | |
7.9 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 93.5 to 96 | |
91.6 to 95.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
3.5 to 4.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
0.4 to 0.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.2 to 0.8 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |