535.0 Aluminum vs. 5657 Aluminum
Both 535.0 aluminum and 5657 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5657 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 70 | |
| 40 to 50 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 | |
| 6.6 to 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 70 | |
| 74 to 88 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 | |
| 92 to 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 150 to 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 140 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 630 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 570 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 | |
| 210 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 23 | |
| 54 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 79 | |
| 180 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 | |
| 9.7 to 27 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 | |
| 140 to 200 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 23 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 42 | |
| 84 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 6.7 to 8.6 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.5 to 93.6 | |
| 98.5 to 99.4 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.0030 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Gallium (Ga), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 6.2 to 7.5 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |