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5088 Aluminum vs. 1080 Aluminum

Both 5088 aluminum and 1080 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is 1080 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 29
4.6 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
21 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
26
Shear Strength, MPa 200
49 to 78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
72 to 130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
17 to 120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
61
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
4.7 to 21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
2.1 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
3.2 to 6.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.4 to 94.8
99.8 to 100
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.7 to 5.5
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.020