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852.0 Aluminum vs. 5652 Aluminum

Both 852.0 aluminum and 5652 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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5652 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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