5052-H32 Aluminum vs. UPVC
5052-H32 aluminum and uPVC belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 5052-H32 aluminum is a metal, while uPVC is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (32, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5052-H32 aluminum and the bottom bar is uPVC.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 3.7 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 58 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 47 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 95 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 880 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 0.16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 61 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 1.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 9.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
| 0.13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 | |
| 15 |