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5086-H38 Aluminum

5086-H38 aluminum is 5086 aluminum in the H38 temper. This is the strongest temper normally produced through the action of strain hardening followed by stabilization. It is closely related to H18. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 5086-H38 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

68 GPa 9.9 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

3.4 %

Fatigue Strength

140 MPa 21 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

26 GPa 3.7 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

230 MPa 33 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

390 MPa 57 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

320 MPa 46 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

400 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Corrosion

65 °C 150 °F

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

190 °C 370 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

640 °C 1180 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

590 °C 1090 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

900 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

130 W/m-K 73 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

24 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

31 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

100 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

9.5 % relative

Calomel Potential

-760 mV

Density

2.7 g/cm3 170 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

8.8 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

150 MJ/kg 66 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

1180 L/kg 140 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

13 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

750 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

50 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

40 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

44 points

Thermal Diffusivity

52 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

17 points

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al)Al 93 to 96.3
Magnesium (Mg)Mg 3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0.2 to 0.7
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si)Si 0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr)Cr 0.050 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn)Zn 0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti)Ti 0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu)Cu 0 to 0.1
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

ASTM B547: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Formed and Arc-Welded Round Tube

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

Pressure Vessels: External Pressure Technology, 2nd ed., Carl T. F. Ross, 2011

EN 755-2: Aluminium and aluminium alloys. Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles. Mechanical properties

Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013

ASM Specialty Handbook: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 1993

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