5086 Aluminum vs. 513.0 Aluminum
Both 5086 aluminum and 513.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 5086 aluminum and the bottom bar is 513.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 65 to 100 | |
| 55 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.7 to 20 | |
| 5.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 88 to 180 | |
| 97 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 160 to 230 | |
| 170 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 to 390 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 to 320 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
| 34 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| 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 | |
| 9.8 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 86 to 770 | |
| 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 40 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 to 44 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 8.8 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93 to 96.3 | |
| 91.9 to 95.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.050 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| 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 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 1.4 to 2.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |