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5657 Aluminum vs. 5251 Aluminum

Both 5657 aluminum and 5251 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 5657 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5251 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 40 to 50
44 to 79
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
68
Elongation at Break, % 6.6 to 15
2.0 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 88
59 to 110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
26
Shear Strength, MPa 92 to 110
110 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150 to 200
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 170
67 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 180
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
9.5
Density, g/cm3 2.7
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 27
5.4 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 200
33 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 28
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 84
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.7 to 8.6
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 98.5 to 99.4
95.5 to 98.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 1.0
1.7 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants