5052 Aluminium Tube

5052 tube is an aluminium-magnesium hollow that is not heat-treatable. O temper is the usual choice for low- and medium-pressure hydraulic lines, fuel lines, and oil lines, because it bends. H112 is listed for the heavier drawn sizes. Sheet in the same alloy is 5052 sheet and plate.

Standards: AMS 4071, AMS-WW-T-700/4, ASTM B210, BS EN 573, BS EN 755, BS EN 754.

Published strength for this tube: yield 193 MPa (28,000 psi), ultimate tensile 228 MPa (33,000 psi). A separate comparison with 6061 uses 193 MPa yield for 5052 against 276 MPa for 6061. The category table lists a typical tensile strength of about 230 MPa (33 ksi) for O, H32, H34, and H112.

A note on vehicle fuel and brake lines calls for 0.035 in wall.

Listed O sizes (outside diameter × wall, inches)

1/8 × 0.035, 3/16 × 0.035, 1/4 × 0.049, 1/4 × 0.035, 5/16 × 0.035, 3/8 × 0.028, 3/8 × 0.020, 3/8 × 0.022, 1/2 × 0.065, 1/2 × 0.028, 1/2 × 0.022, 1/2 × 0.020, 5/8 × 0.028, 3/4 × 0.028, 7/8 × 0.035, 1 × 0.065, 1 × 0.028, 1 1/4 × 0.125, 1 1/4 × 0.028, 1 1/4 × 0.049, 1 1/4 × 0.035, 1 1/2 × 0.028, 1 1/2 × 0.065, 1 1/2 × 0.049, 1 1/2 × 0.035, 1 3/4 × 0.049, 1 3/4 × 0.035, 2 × 0.035, 2 × 0.065, 2 × 0.049, 2 × 0.028, 2 1/4 × 0.049, 2 1/4 × 0.035, 2 1/2 × 0.049, 2 1/2 × 0.035, 2 1/2 × 0.028, 3 × 0.065, 3 × 0.049, 3 × 0.035, 3 1/2 × 0.028, 3 1/2 × 0.049, 4 × 0.065, 4 × 0.049.

Listed H112 sizes

7.087 in OD × 1.772 in wall, 8.268 × 0.984, 11.811 × 0.394, 13.701 × 0.264.

One listed 3/8 in row is printed with a zero wall. Treat that row as a blank entry and order the 0.020, 0.022, or 0.028 in wall instead.

Chemistry for this alloy, from the sheet: Mg 2.2–2.8, Cr 0.15–0.35, Si ≤ 0.25, Fe ≤ 0.40, Cu ≤ 0.10, Mn ≤ 0.10, balance aluminium.

Send outside diameter, wall, and temper with an enquiry. Piece weight is on the metal weight calculator.