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2095 Aluminum vs. 5082 Aluminum

Both 2095 aluminum and 5082 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 2095 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
67
Elongation at Break, % 8.5
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 410
210 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
300 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.0
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1470
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
4.0 to 4.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2640
670 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 65
39 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
43 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
17 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.9
93.5 to 96
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 3.9 to 4.6
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Lithium (Li), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.8
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.2
Silver (Ag), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.040 to 0.18
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15