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5652 Aluminum vs. B535.0 Aluminum

Both 5652 aluminum and B535.0 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is B535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 47 to 77
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
66
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 25
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 60 to 140
62
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 110 to 170
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 290
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 74 to 260
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
82

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
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 39
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 480
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 30
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.4 to 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
91.7 to 93.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
6.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15