5019 Aluminum vs. 5052 Aluminum
Both 5019 aluminum and 5052 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 5019 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 to 18 | |
| 1.1 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 160 | |
| 66 to 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 210 | |
| 120 to 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 360 | |
| 190 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 300 | |
| 75 to 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 650 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
| 610 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 98 | |
| 120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.6 to 40 | |
| 1.7 to 69 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 650 | |
| 41 to 590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 38 | |
| 19 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 35 to 42 | |
| 27 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 52 | |
| 57 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 8.3 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 91.5 to 95.3 | |
| 95.8 to 97.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.5 to 5.6 | |
| 2.2 to 2.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |