5182 aluminium alloy

5182 Aluminium alloy has magnesium and manganese as minor elements. 5182 Aluminium alloy is used in the automobile industry for making various parts of vehicles.

Composition

Element[1] Weight Percentage (%)
Aluminium 95.2
Magnesium 4.5
Manganese 0.3

Mechanical properties

Property[2] Value
Density 2.7 gm/cc
U.T.S. 280 to 420 MPa
Yield strength 130 to 360 MPa
Fatigue strength 100 to 130 MPa
Young's modulus 68 GPa

Thermal properties

Property[2] Value
Melting Point 640 °C
Specific heat capacity 900 J/kg K
Thermal conductivity 130 W/mK

Applications

  • Audi A8 (D2)’s structural panel[3]
  • BMW Z8's inner panel[3]
  • Rolls-Royce Phantom's structural panel[3]
  • Aluminium can (top part)

Aluminium alloy table

References

  1. ^ "Aluminium alloy composition". 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26.
  2. ^ a b "Aluminium 5182 mechanical properties". Archived from the original on 2016-11-12.
  3. ^ a b c "Applications of Aluminium alloy 5182" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-30.
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