5182 Aluminum vs. 5082 Aluminum
Both 5182 aluminum and 5082 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5082 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 67 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 12 | |
| 1.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 130 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 240 | |
| 210 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 420 | |
| 380 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 360 | |
| 300 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 590 | |
| 560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 910 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 32 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 94 | |
| 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 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 2.6 to 49 | |
| 4.0 to 4.3 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 950 | |
| 670 to 870 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 44 | |
| 39 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 47 | |
| 43 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 53 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 17 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 93.2 to 95.8 | |
| 93.5 to 96 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |