3005-H28 Aluminum vs. 5252-H28 Aluminum
Both 3005-H28 aluminum and 5252-H28 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the H28 temper. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 3005-H28 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5252-H28 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 68 | |
| 75 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.7 | |
| 4.5 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 85 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 140 | |
| 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 660 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 640 | |
| 610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 910 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 42 | |
| 34 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 140 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 3.9 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 | |
| 430 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 49 | |
| 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 64 | |
| 57 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.7 to 98.8 | |
| 96.6 to 97.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 2.2 to 2.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |