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Material differences: CRCA and 5052

What is the difference between Mild steel CRCA and 5052 aluminium?

Manikandan Ramachandran
Design Engineer - India
May 4, 2010

May 4, 2010

Hi, Manikandan. Apples and oranges are both fruits; these are both metals :-)

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Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

Well, for starters, weight, hardness, corrosion, heat transfer, electrical conductivity (and resistance), and malleability.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
May 5, 2010

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