5088 Aluminum vs. 2014A Aluminum
Both 5088 aluminum and 2014A aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5088 aluminum and the bottom bar is 2014A aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 72 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 6.2 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 | |
| 93 to 150 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 25 | |
| 27 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 130 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 | |
| 210 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 | |
| 110 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 540 | |
| 510 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 870 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 29 | |
| 37 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 98 | |
| 110 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1180 | |
| 1140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 76 | |
| 24 to 49 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 85 to 1300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 19 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 | |
| 26 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 51 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 9.0 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 92.4 to 94.8 | |
| 90.8 to 95 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 3.9 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.1 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 4.7 to 5.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |