Overview of materials for 5000 Series Aluminum Alloy

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Overview of materials for 5000 Series Aluminum Alloy
Categories:	Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Aluminum Alloy; 5000 Series Aluminum Alloy
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.0160 - 2.84 g/cc	0.000579 - 0.103 lb/in³	Average value: 1.82 g/cc Grade Count:297

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Brinell	28.0 - 185	28.0 - 185	Average value: 84.9 Grade Count:93
Hardness, Knoop	68.0 - 150	68.0 - 150	Average value: 98.9 Grade Count:56
Hardness, Rockwell A	35.4 - 46.8	35.4 - 46.8	Average value: 39.2 Grade Count:18
Hardness, Rockwell B	49.0 - 75.0	49.0 - 75.0	Average value: 57.1 Grade Count:21
Hardness, Vickers	46.0 - 137	46.0 - 137	Average value: 87.6 Grade Count:56
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	110 - 590 MPa	16000 - 85600 psi	Average value: 327 MPa Grade Count:115
Tensile Strength, Yield	40.0 - 540 MPa	5800 - 78300 psi	Average value: 239 MPa Grade Count:115
Elongation at Break	0.500 - 35.0 %	0.500 - 35.0 %	Average value: 11.9 % Grade Count:114
Modulus of Elasticity	68.9 - 73.0 GPa	10000 - 10600 ksi	Average value: 70.3 GPa Grade Count:104
Compressive Yield Strength	0.138 - 325 MPa	20.0 - 47100 psi	Average value: 15.9 MPa Grade Count:104
Compressive Modulus	0.0689 - 74.0 GPa	10.0 - 10700 ksi	Average value: 13.4 GPa Grade Count:117
Notched Tensile Strength	207 - 331 MPa	30000 - 48000 psi	Average value: 263 MPa Grade Count:8
Ultimate Bearing Strength	248 - 669 MPa	36000 - 97000 psi	Average value: 492 MPa Grade Count:18
Bearing Yield Strength	83.0 - 476 MPa	12000 - 69000 psi	Average value: 280 MPa Grade Count:18
Poissons Ratio	0.330 - 0.360	0.330 - 0.360	Average value: 0.331 Grade Count:86
Fatigue Strength	82.7 - 365 MPa	12000 - 52900 psi	Average value: 150 MPa Grade Count:41
Fracture Toughness	35.0 - 185 MPa-m½	31.9 - 168 ksi-in½	Average value: 117 MPa-m½ Grade Count:4
Machinability	10.0 - 50.0 %	10.0 - 50.0 %	Average value: 34.0 % Grade Count:25
Shear Modulus	0.0469 - 72.4 GPa	6.80 - 10500 ksi	Average value: 8.44 GPa Grade Count:179
Shear Strength	0.138 - 270 MPa	20.0 - 39200 psi	Average value: 31.1 MPa Grade Count:187

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.00000316 - 0.00000660 ohm-cm	0.00000316 - 0.00000660 ohm-cm	Average value: 0.00000503 ohm-cm Grade Count:98

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	21.8 - 26.1 µm/m-°C	12.1 - 14.5 µin/in-°F	Average value: 24.2 µm/m-°C Grade Count:102
Specific Heat Capacity	0.857 - 0.960 J/g-°C	0.205 - 0.229 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 0.897 J/g-°C Grade Count:86
Thermal Conductivity	105 - 205 W/m-K	729 - 1420 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 141 W/m-K Grade Count:102
Melting Point	568 - 657 °C	1060 - 1220 °F	Average value: 623 °C Grade Count:82
Solidus	568 - 638 °C	1060 - 1180 °F	Average value: 601 °C Grade Count:82
Liquidus	635 - 657 °C	1180 - 1220 °F	Average value: 646 °C Grade Count:82

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Annealing Temperature	343 - 413 °C	650 - 775 °F	Average value: 351 °C Grade Count:83
Hot-Working Temperature	260 - 510 °C	500 - 950 °F	Average value: 387 °C Grade Count:83

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Aluminum, Al	88.2 - 99.8 %	88.2 - 99.8 %	Average value: 95.5 % Grade Count:190
Beryllium, Be	0.000500 - 0.000800 %	0.000500 - 0.000800 %	Average value: 0.000704 % Grade Count:28
Chromium, Cr	0.0100 - 0.500 %	0.0100 - 0.500 %	Average value: 0.175 % Grade Count:163
Copper, Cu	0.0300 - 0.800 %	0.0300 - 0.800 %	Average value: 0.145 % Grade Count:182
Cr + Mn	0.100 - 0.700 %	0.100 - 0.700 %	Average value: 0.377 % Grade Count:10
Gallium, Ga	0.0300 - 0.0500 %	0.0300 - 0.0500 %	Average value: 0.0340 % Grade Count:5
Iron, Fe	0.00800 - 1.20 %	0.00800 - 1.20 %	Average value: 0.424 % Grade Count:174
Lead, Pb	0.00300 - 1.80 %	0.00300 - 1.80 %	Average value: 0.534 % Grade Count:3
Magnesium, Mg	0.200 - 6.20 %	0.200 - 6.20 %	Average value: 3.15 % Grade Count:190
Manganese, Mn	0.0100 - 1.80 %	0.0100 - 1.80 %	Average value: 0.410 % Grade Count:188
Nickel, Ni	0.0100 - 0.100 %	0.0100 - 0.100 %	Average value: 0.0440 % Grade Count:5
Scandium, Sc	0.0500 - 0.550 %	0.0500 - 0.550 %	Average value: 0.267 % Grade Count:3
Si+Fe	0.350 - 0.450 %	0.350 - 0.450 %	Average value: 0.422 % Grade Count:16
Silicon, Si	0.0100 - 1.40 %	0.0100 - 1.40 %	Average value: 0.302 % Grade Count:174
Titanium, Ti	0.00800 - 0.200 %	0.00800 - 0.200 %	Average value: 0.135 % Grade Count:130
Vanadium, V	0.0500 %	0.0500 %	Average value: 0.0500 % Grade Count:14
Zinc, Zn	0.0100 - 2.80 %	0.0100 - 2.80 %	Average value: 0.260 % Grade Count:184
Zirconium, Zr	0.0500 - 0.300 %	0.0500 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.158 % Grade Count:26
Zr+Ti	0.150 %	0.150 %	Average value: 0.150 % Grade Count:8

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