AA 5052 H141 Aluminum Alloy – Superior Corrosion Resistance & Welding Performance

Aluminum AA 5052 is a non-heat treatable alloy with excellent finishing qualities. AA 5052 offers better corrosion resistance than most aluminum alloys, especially to salt water and marine atmospheres. This alloy can be readily welded using most common techniques and is in fact offers some of the best welding characteristics of all aluminum alloys.

Properties

General

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Density	2.68 g/cm³	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209

Mechanical

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Comment
Elastic modulus	70.0 GPa	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes	22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m			Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Poisson's ratio	0.33 [-]			Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Shear modulus	26.0 - 26.5 GPa			Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Tensile strength	235.0 MPa	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
	245.0 MPa	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion	20 °C	2.38e-05 1/K	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
	100 °C	2.38e-05 1/K	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Max service temperature		150.0 °C			Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Melting point		605.0 - 650.0 °C	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Specific heat capacity		879.0 - 963.0 J/(kg·K)			Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Thermal conductivity		138 W/(m·K)	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209

Electrical

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Electrical conductivity	20000000.0 S/m	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Electrical resistivity	5e-08 Ω·m	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards
Chromium	0.15 - 0.35 %	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Copper	0.1 %	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Iron	0.40 %	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Magnesium	2.2 - 2.8 %	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Manganese	0.1 %	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Silicon	0.25 %	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209
Zinc	0.1 %	H141	AA Standards, ASTM B209

Technological properties

Property
Brazing	general: limited brazing
Corrosion properties	Stress corrosion cracking: no damage during operation and laboratory tests, general: very good, without protection in industrial or seawater atmosphere
General machinability	General: poor (O, H32), sufficient (H34, H36, H38)
Workability	general (condition): good (O), acceptable (H32, H34), poor(H36, H38)

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