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5059-H112 Aluminum

5059-H112 aluminum is 5059 aluminum in the H112 temper. This temper is actually just a variation on F (as-fabricated) that allows for the possibility of very limited strain hardening or heat treatment, under certain conditions.

It has the lowest strength compared to the other variants of 5059 aluminum.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 5059-H112 aluminum to: 5000-series alloys (top), all aluminum alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

69 GPa 9.9 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

25 %

Fatigue Strength

180 MPa 26 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

220 MPa 33 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

350 MPa 51 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

180 MPa 26 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

390 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Corrosion

65 °C 150 °F

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

210 °C 420 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

650 °C 1200 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

510 °C 960 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.21 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

110 W/m-K 62 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

24 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

29 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

95 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

9.1 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

160 MJ/kg 67 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1160 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

73 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

240 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

36 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

41 points

Thermal Diffusivity

44 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

16 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 89.9 to 94
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 5.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0.4 to 0.9
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 0.45
Zirconium (Zr)Zr 0.050 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu)Cu 0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.2
Residualsres. 0 to 0.15

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B928: Standard Specification for High Magnesium Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate for Marine Service

Handbook of Aluminum vol. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing, George Totten and D. Scott MacKenzie (editors), 2003

Aluminum: Properties and Physical Metallurgy, John E. Hatch (editor), 1984

ASTM B209: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

EN 485-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Sheet, strip and plate. Mechanical properties

ISO 6361-2: Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys - Sheets, strips and plates - Part 2: Mechanical properties

EN 573-3: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Chemical composition and form of wrought products. Chemical composition and form of products