5056 (A95056) Aluminum
Wrought Aluminum Alloys
annealed
Property Overview
Density2.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus67GPa
Tensile Strength290MPa
Yield Strength150MPa
Brinell Hardness65HB
Maximum Service Temperature190°C
Chemical Composition
CR
0.050 to 0.2%
MN
0.050 to 0.2%
SI
0 to 0.3%
CU
0 to 0.1%
AL
93 to 95.4%
MG
4.5 to 5.6%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.15%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.15%
ZN
0 to 0.1%
FE
0 to 0.4%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
67 GPa
Elongation at Break
31 %
Fatigue Strength
140 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
25 GPa
Shear Strength
170 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
290 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
150 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
65
Physical
Density
2.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
400 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
190 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
640 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
570 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
910 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
130 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
53 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
24 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
13 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
29 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
99 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
74 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
170 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
51 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
30 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
36 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
9.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
9.0 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
150 MJ/kg 66 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
1180 L/kg
Embodied Water
1180 L/kg 140 gal/lb
Physical Other
Calomel Potential
-780 mV
Registered Designations & Aliases
5056 (A95056) AluminumA95056EN AW-5056
Standards
ASTM B211 ASTM B211: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Bar, Rod, and Wire
ASTM B211 ASTM B211: Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Bar, Rod, and Wire Aluminum Standards and Data, Aluminum Association Inc., 2013