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1050-H18 Aluminum vs. 5182-H18 Aluminum

Both 1050-H18 aluminum and 5182-H18 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the H18 temper. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1050-H18 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5182-H18 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 48
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 81
220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 650
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1
4.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 99.5 to 100
93.2 to 95.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15