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5383 Aluminum vs. 5040 Aluminum

Both 5383 aluminum and 5040 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5383 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5040 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85 to 110
66 to 74
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 15
5.7 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130 to 200
100 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 220
140 to 150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 370
240 to 260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 310
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 97
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1170
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 23 to 40
14 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 690
260 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 42
31 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
10 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 92 to 95.3
95.2 to 98
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.2
1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants