MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

5050-H18 Aluminum vs. 5182-H18 Aluminum

Both 5050-H18 aluminum and 5182-H18 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Both are furnished in the H18 temper. 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 5050-H18 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5182-H18 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 1.7
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 76
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
25
Shear Strength, MPa 140
220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 630
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
94

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.1
4.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 79
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition


Deprecated: Automatic conversion of false to array is deprecated in /home/public/compare.php on line 452
Aluminum (Al), % 96.3 to 98.9
93.2 to 95.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.1 to 1.8
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15