5082 Aluminum vs. 384.0 Aluminum
Both 5082 aluminum and 384.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5082 aluminum and the bottom bar is 384.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
| 74 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 | |
| 2.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 110 to 130 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 28 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 230 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 400 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 340 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 550 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 580 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 560 | |
| 530 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 96 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 32 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 69 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
| 7.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1010 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.0 to 4.3 | |
| 6.9 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 670 to 870 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 39 to 41 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 43 to 45 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 54 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93.5 to 96 | |
| 77.3 to 86.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 3.0 to 4.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 10.5 to 12 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |