5652 Aluminum vs. 295.0 Aluminum
Both 5652 aluminum and 295.0 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 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is 295.0 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 47 to 77 | |
| 60 to 93 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 25 | |
| 2.0 to 7.2 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 60 to 140 | |
| 44 to 55 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 180 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 290 | |
| 230 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 74 to 260 | |
| 100 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 530 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 100 |
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 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 39 | |
| 5.2 to 13 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 40 to 480 | |
| 77 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 30 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 27 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.4 to 13 | |
| 9.8 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.8 to 97.7 | |
| 91.4 to 95.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.2 to 2.8 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.7 to 1.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |