Aluminum Alloy 5005 Data Sheet

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Alloy Group: 5XXX

PRINCIPAL ALLOYING ELEMENT: Magnesium

 

ALUMINUM ALLOY 5005 GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

What is Aluminum 5005?

Aluminum 5005 is a medium strength aluminum alloy with a small amount of magnesium as its primary alloying element. It has good formability, and may be suitable for applications that require bending, spinning, drawing, stamping and roll forming. It is often used for applications that require an anodized finish.

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION LIMITS:

Compositions are listed as weight percent. Limits are given as a maximum unless indicated as a range.

 

Si

Fe

Cu

Mn

Mg

Cr

Zn

Ti

Others-Each

Others Total

Al Min

5005

0.30

0.7

0.20

0.20

0.5-1.1

0.10

0.25

0.05

0.15

Remainder

Composition according to Aluminum Association

TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES DATA of ALUMINUM 5005:

The following typical aluminum 5005 properties are not guaranteed since in most cases they are average for various sizes and methods of manufacture and may not be exactly representative of any particular product or size. The data is intended for comparing alloys and tempers and should not be used for design purposes.
 

Source: Aluminum Standards & Data and United Aluminum data base

Alloy-Temper

Tensile Strength

(ksi)

Yield Strength

(ksi)

Elongation

(%)

5005-O

18

6

22

5005-H14

23

22

4

5005-H18

29

28

2

 

Coil of Aluminum 5005 Alloy on a pallet.

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