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B535.0 Aluminum vs. 5252 Aluminum

Both B535.0 aluminum and 5252 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 B535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5252 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
68 to 75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 66
68
Elongation at Break, % 10
4.5 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 62
100 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
25
Shear Strength, MPa 210
140 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
230 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
170 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 82
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.6
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
12 to 23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
210 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
23 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
31 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
10 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.7 to 93.4
96.6 to 97.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.5 to 7.5
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1