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705.0 Aluminum vs. 5052 Aluminum

Both 705.0 aluminum and 5052 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 705.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62 to 65
46 to 83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
68
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
1.1 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 63 to 98
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 20
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 130
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 32
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 92.3 to 98.6
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.4 to 1.8
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 3.3
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15