705.0 Aluminum vs. 5026 Aluminum
Both 705.0 aluminum and 5026 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 705.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5026 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 10 | |
| 5.1 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 63 to 98 | |
| 94 to 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 260 | |
| 260 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
| 120 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 510 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 890 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 31 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 110 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.4 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1170 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 20 | |
| 15 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
| 100 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 26 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 to 32 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 11 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 92.3 to 98.6 | |
| 88.2 to 94.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.1 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.2 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 1.4 to 1.8 | |
| 3.9 to 4.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.6 to 1.8 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.55 to 1.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 3.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |