712.0 Aluminum vs. 5088 Aluminum
Both 712.0 aluminum and 5088 aluminum are aluminum alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 712.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is 5088 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 68 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 to 4.7 | |
| 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 180 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 27 | |
| 25 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 to 260 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 200 | |
| 150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 640 | |
| 640 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
| 540 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 870 | |
| 900 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 24 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 120 | |
| 98 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 9.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 1140 | |
| 1180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 | |
| 76 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 270 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 31 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 62 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 90.7 to 94 | |
| 92.4 to 94.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.35 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.5 to 0.65 | |
| 4.7 to 5.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.0 to 6.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |