EN 573-3 Grade AW‑5052 H46: Premium Marine-Grade Aluminum Alloy

Aluminum EN AW-5052 is a non-heat treatable alloy with excellent finishing qualities. EN AW-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	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Density		2.68 g/cm³	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	2.68 g/cm³	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	2.68 - 2.69 g/cm³	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	2.69 g/cm³	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape	Comment
Bending Fatigue Strength		125.0 MPa	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
Elastic modulus		70.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	70.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughnes		22.0 - 35.0 MPa·√m				Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Poisson's ratio	20.0 °C	0.33 [-]	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Shear modulus		26.3 GPa	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	26.3 - 27.0 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	26.3 GPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Tensile strength		240.0 - 280.0 MPa	H46	EN 573-3, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	250.0 - 300.0 MPa	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip	Transverse
	20.0 °C	250.0 - 300.0 MPa	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	260.0 - 300.0 MPa	H46	EN 573-3, EN 541	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion	-50.0 °C	2.21e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	-50 °C	2.2100000000000002e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20 °C	2.2100000000000002e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20 °C	2.38e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20 °C	2.48e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20 °C	2.5699999999999998e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	100 °C	2.38e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	100.0 °C	2.38e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	200 °C	2.48e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	200.0 °C	2.48e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	300 °C	2.5699999999999998e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	300.0 °C	2.57e-05 1/K	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Max service temperature		150.0 °C				Typical for Wrought 5000 Series Aluminium
Melting point		605.0 - 650.0 °C	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
		607.0 - 649.0 °C	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
Specific heat capacity		900.0 J/(kg·K)	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	900.0 J/(kg·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	900.0 - 901.0 J/(kg·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	901.0 J/(kg·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
Thermal conductivity		138 W/(m·K)	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	130.0 - 150.0 W/(m·K)	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	130.0 - 138.0 W/(m·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	138.0 - 150.0 W/(m·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	138.0 W/(m·K)	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Electrical conductivity		20000000.0 S/m	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	19000000.0 - 21000000.0 S/m	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
Electrical resistivity		4.76e-08 - 5.26e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
		5e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
	20.0 °C	4.7e-08 - 4.95e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	4.7e-08 - 5.2e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	4.95e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	20.0 °C	4.95e-08 - 5.2e-08 Ω·m	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip

Chemical properties

Property	Value	Condition	Related Standards	Shape
Chromium	0.15 - 0.35 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
Copper	0.1 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
Iron	0.4 %	H46	EN 573-3	Sheet, Strip
	0.40 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Strip, Sheet, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
Magnesium	2.2 - 2.8 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
Manganese	0.1 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
Silicon	0.25 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar
Zinc	0.1 %	H46	EN 573-3, EN 1396, EN 541	Sheet, Strip, Plate, Foil, Wire, Tube, Bar

Technological properties

Property
Anodizing	decorative: good, Protective: very good
Corrosion properties	Seawater: very good to good, weathering: good
Workability	Bending / Spinning (cold): very good / acceptable, Impact extrusion (cold): acceptable, Deep drawing / upsetting (Condition) good (O) / good (H12)

Property

Anodizing

decorative: good, Protective: very good

Corrosion properties

Seawater: very good to good, weathering: good

Workability

Bending / Spinning (cold): very good / acceptable, Impact extrusion (cold): acceptable, Deep drawing / upsetting (Condition) good (O) / good (H12)

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