Al 5083 alloys of different tempers (H131 and H116) were aged at 50 °C and 70 °C for as long as 41 months; APT results indicated that GP zones and β” (Al3Mg) phase had formed in Al 5083 H116 aged at 50 °C for 24 months; A phase transformation process from GP zones to β’/β happened in Al 5083 H131 and H116 alloy samples aged at 70 °C; The effective diffusion coefficient of Mg in Al 5083 H131 is 1.8 times of that in Al 5083 H116 at 70 °C.