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5652 Aluminum vs. 852.0 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and 852.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 852.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
64
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
840
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
6.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
8.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
86.6 to 91.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
1.7 to 2.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3