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5083 Aluminum vs. 204.0 Aluminum

Both 5083 aluminum and 204.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5083 aluminum and the bottom bar is 204.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 75 to 110
90 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 17
5.7 to 7.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 93 to 190
63 to 77
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
230 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 340
180 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
29 to 34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 96
87 to 100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
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 1170
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 42
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95 to 860
220 to 350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 40
21 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 44
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
12 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 95.6
93.4 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
4.2 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 4.9
0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15