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5652 Aluminum vs. 6070 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and 6070 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 6070 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
5.6 to 8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
95 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
220 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
20 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
880 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
94.6 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0.5 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.4 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 1.7
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15