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5652 Aluminum vs. 3105 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and 3105 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 3105 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
29 to 67
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
1.1 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
39 to 95
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
77 to 140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
120 to 240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
46 to 220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
2.6 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
15 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
20 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
5.2 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
96 to 99.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.3 to 0.8
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants