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5383 Aluminum vs. ASTM A356 Grade 2

5383 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while ASTM A356 grade 2 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 5383 aluminum and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 110
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 15
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 370
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 40
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 690
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 42
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 95.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
97.7 to 99.55
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0