5086 Aluminum vs. 5083 Aluminum
Both 5086 aluminum and 5083 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5086 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5083 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 65 to 100 | |
| 75 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.7 to 20 | |
| 1.1 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 88 to 180 | |
| 93 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 160 to 230 | |
| 170 to 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 to 390 | |
| 290 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 320 | |
| 110 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 65 | |
| 65 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 580 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 96 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Calomel Potential, mV | -760 | |
| -780 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.8 to 42 | |
| 4.2 to 42 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 86 to 770 | |
| 95 to 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 40 | |
| 29 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 to 44 | |
| 36 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 12 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93 to 96.3 | |
| 92.4 to 95.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
| 0.050 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 4.0 to 4.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| 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 |