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5652 Aluminum vs. 5049 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and 5049 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5049 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
52 to 88
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
69
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
2.0 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
79 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
210 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
91 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
6.0 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
59 to 570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
22 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
9.3 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
94.7 to 97.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
1.6 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants