MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

5082 Aluminum vs. 5456 Aluminum

Both 5082 aluminum and 5456 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 5456 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110 to 130
130 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 230
190 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 400
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 340
150 to 250

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
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
97

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 4.3
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 870
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39 to 41
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43 to 45
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.5 to 96
92 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15