5657-H241 Aluminum
5657-H241 aluminum is 5657 aluminum in the H241 temper. It has the lowest strength and highest ductility compared to the other variants of 5657 aluminum. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 5657-H241 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 9.8 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
15 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
92 MPa 13 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
150 MPa 22 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 360 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
660 °C 1210 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
640 °C 1180 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
210 W/m-K 120 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
54 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
180 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Density
2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
8.4 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
160 MJ/kg 67 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1200 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
9.7 to 27 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
140 to 200 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
50 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
15 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
23 points
Thermal Diffusivity
84 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
6.7 points
Alloy Composition
| Al | 98.5 to 99.4 | |
| Mg | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Cu | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.080 | |
| Zn | 0 to 0.050 | |
| V | 0 to 0.050 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.030 | |
| Ga | 0 to 0.030 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.050 |
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
Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013
EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993