2017A-H111 Aluminum vs. 5026-H111 Aluminum
Both 2017A-H111 aluminum and 5026-H111 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the H111 temper. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 2017A-H111 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5026-H111 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 71 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 10 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 93 | |
| 94 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 510 | |
| 510 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 890 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 34 | |
| 31 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 90 | |
| 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.3 to 95.5 | |
| 88.2 to 94.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.2 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 3.9 to 4.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.8 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0.55 to 1.4 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |