5083 Aluminum vs. 5019 Aluminum
Both 5083 aluminum and 5019 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5083 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5019 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 17 | |
| 2.2 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 93 to 190 | |
| 100 to 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 220 | |
| 170 to 210 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 280 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 340 | |
| 120 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 96 | |
| 98 |
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 | 1170 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 42 | |
| 7.6 to 40 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 95 to 860 | |
| 110 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 40 | |
| 29 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 44 | |
| 35 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 48 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 92.4 to 95.6 | |
| 91.5 to 95.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.0 to 4.9 | |
| 4.5 to 5.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |