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5652 Aluminum vs. 2018 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and 2018 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2018 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
73
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
89.7 to 94.4
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 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0.45 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.7 to 2.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15