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5652 Aluminum vs. 2618 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and 2618 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2618 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
71
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
5.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
11
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
92.4 to 94.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
1.9 to 2.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
1.3 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15