5005-F Aluminum
5005-F aluminum is 5005 aluminum in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. It has the lowest strength and second highest ductility compared to the other variants of 5005 aluminum. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 5005-F aluminum to: 5000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
68 GPa 9.9 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
20 %
Fatigue Strength
40 MPa 5.8 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
70 MPa 10 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
110 MPa 16 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
46 MPa 6.6 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 360 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
650 °C 1210 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
630 °C 1170 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
200 W/m-K 120 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
52 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
170 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Calomel Potential
-740 mV
Density
2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.3 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1190 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
18 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
15 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
11 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
19 points
Thermal Diffusivity
82 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
4.9 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 97 to 99.5 | |
| Mg | 0.5 to 1.1 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.7 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.3 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Cr | 0 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.15 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B209: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate
EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties
EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties
Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013
ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993
EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products