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5086 Aluminum vs. 2025 Aluminum

Both 5086 aluminum and 2025 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 5086 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65 to 100
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
72
Elongation at Break, % 1.7 to 20
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 88 to 180
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
27
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 230
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 390
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 320
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 2.7
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.8 to 42
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 770
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 40
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34 to 44
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 93 to 96.3
90.9 to 95.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
3.9 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15