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5182 Aluminum vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

5182 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A182 grade F5a belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5182 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 12
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 130
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
74
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 420
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 94
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.6 to 49
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 950
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 44
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 47
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.2 to 95.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
91.4 to 95.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0