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5086 Aluminum vs. AWS BAg-18

5086 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while AWS BAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5086 aluminum and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-18.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
82
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 390
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
720
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
59
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 40
4.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 44
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
7.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 96.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
28.4 to 31.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
59 to 61
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15