5086 Aluminum vs. 2014A Aluminum
Both 5086 aluminum and 2014A 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5086 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2014A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 72 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.7 to 20 | |
| 6.2 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 88 to 180 | |
| 93 to 150 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 160 to 230 | |
| 130 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 to 390 | |
| 210 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 320 | |
| 110 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 510 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
| 37 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.8 to 42 | |
| 24 to 49 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 86 to 770 | |
| 85 to 1300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 40 | |
| 19 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 to 44 | |
| 26 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 9.0 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93 to 96.3 | |
| 90.8 to 95 |
| 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 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |