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5652 Aluminum vs. 5657 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and 5657 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5657 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
40 to 50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
6.6 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
74 to 88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
92 to 110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
150 to 200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
140 to 170

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
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
180

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
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
9.7 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
140 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
23 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
84
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
6.7 to 8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
98.5 to 99.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants