5652 Aluminum vs. 3005 Aluminum
Both 5652 aluminum and 3005 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 5652 aluminum and the bottom bar is 3005 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 47 to 77 | |
| 33 to 73 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 68 | |
| 70 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 25 | |
| 1.1 to 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 60 to 140 | |
| 53 to 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 110 to 170 | |
| 84 to 150 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 to 290 | |
| 140 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 74 to 260 | |
| 51 to 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 650 | |
| 660 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 140 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 23 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 35 | |
| 42 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 140 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.6 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1190 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 39 | |
| 2.2 to 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 40 to 480 | |
| 18 to 390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 30 | |
| 14 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 21 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 57 | |
| 64 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.4 to 13 | |
| 6.0 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 95.8 to 97.7 | |
| 95.7 to 98.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 2.2 to 2.8 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |