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6082 Aluminum vs. 5019 Aluminum

Both 6082 aluminum and 5019 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 6082 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5019 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.3 to 18
2.2 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 55 to 130
100 to 160
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 84 to 220
170 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 340
280 to 360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85 to 320
120 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 43
7.6 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 52 to 710
110 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 35
29 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 40
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
52
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 15
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.2 to 98.3
91.5 to 95.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.2
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants