5652 Aluminum vs. 359.0 Aluminum
Both 5652 aluminum and 359.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is 359.0 aluminum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 47 to 77 | |
90 to 100 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
71 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 25 | |
3.8 to 4.9 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 60 to 140 | |
100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
27 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
220 to 230 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 290 | |
340 to 350 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 74 to 260 | |
250 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
530 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
600 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
570 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
910 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
140 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
35 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
9.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.6 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
1090 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 39 | |
12 to 15 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 40 to 480 | |
450 to 540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
54 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 30 | |
37 to 38 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
42 to 43 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
59 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.4 to 13 | |
16 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 95.8 to 97.7 | |
88.9 to 91 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.2 to 2.8 | |
0.5 to 0.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
8.5 to 9.5 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |