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Mass Properties Question

Mass Properties Question

Mass Properties Question

(OP)
Hello all, and thanks in advance for your assistance.

I have an empty metal cabinet design.  It is made of 5052-H32 Aluminum.  I would like to assign the density so I can get an understandable total weight of the cabinet.

Currently this is what is reported by the Model Mass Properities:

VOLUME = 1.8822252e+03 INCH^3
SURFACE AREA = 3.0173937e+04 INCH^2
DENSITY = 9.7912060e-02 POUND / INCH^3
MASS = 1.8429255e+02 POUND

I would like to decipher this and understand what it's saying.  If I need to change the density and you know what the density value should be for 5052-h32 aluminum, I would appreciate you letting me know what the correct value should be.  + any other info you think you should supply.

Thanks again for your assistance,

SrG

RE: Mass Properties Question

SrG-
The density of most aluminum alloys is .10lb/in^3.  Some people narrow is down to the individual ally but it's usually .095 or greater.
What else is there to deciper?  The report gave you mass (lb=lbm at sealevel), density (lbm/in^3), volume (in^3), and surface area (in^2) for the object.

Tunalover

RE: Mass Properties Question

Edit\Setup\Mass Properties

Change your density to 0.0968 lbm/in**3. (www.matweb.com)

Thats pretty close to what you have.  

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