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5652 Aluminum vs. 2017 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and 2017 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2017 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
90 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
130 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
190 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
76 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
24 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
41 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
24 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
7.9 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
91.6 to 95.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0.4 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants