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5083 Aluminum vs. 2025 Aluminum

Both 5083 aluminum and 2025 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5083 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 110
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 17
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 220
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 340
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
120

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
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 42
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95 to 860
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 40
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.6
90.9 to 95.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 4.9
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15