MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

238.0 Aluminum vs. 5040 Aluminum

Both 238.0 aluminum and 5040 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
70
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
5.7 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 67
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.5
Density, g/cm3 3.4
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
10 to 11

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 460
Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
95.2 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15